A steel rail, rigidly fixed at its ends is assumed to be stress free at 20°C. If the stress required to cause the buckling of the rail is -75 Mpa, at what temperature will the rail buckle? (E = 200 GPa and a = 12.5 x 106/°C) 1. -10°C 2. 50°C 3. 30°℃ 4 80°C

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A steel rail, rigidly fixed at its ends is assumed to be stress free at 20°C. If the stress required to
cause the buckling of the rail is -75 Mpa, at what temperature will the rail buckle? (E = 200 GPa
and a = 12.5 x 106/°C)
1. -10°℃
2. 50°C
3. 30°C
4. 80°C
Transcribed Image Text:A steel rail, rigidly fixed at its ends is assumed to be stress free at 20°C. If the stress required to cause the buckling of the rail is -75 Mpa, at what temperature will the rail buckle? (E = 200 GPa and a = 12.5 x 106/°C) 1. -10°℃ 2. 50°C 3. 30°C 4. 80°C
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