A steel measuring tape used by a civil engineer is 50 m long and calibrated at 20oC.The tape measures a distance of 35.694m at 35oC. What is the actual distance measured? D = D L L T ( )( )( ) a Coefficient of linear expansion of steel a = 1.2 x 10-5oC-1
A steel measuring tape used by a civil engineer is 50 m long and calibrated at 20oC.The tape measures a distance of 35.694m at 35oC. What is the actual distance measured? D = D L L T ( )( )( ) a Coefficient of linear expansion of steel a = 1.2 x 10-5oC-1
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A steel measuring tape used by a civil engineer is 50 m long and calibrated at 20oC.The tape measures a distance of 35.694m at 35oC. What is the actual distance measured? D = D L L T ( )( )( ) a Coefficient of linear expansion of steel a = 1.2 x 10-5oC-1
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