An interstate highway is made of concrete slabs 25 m long placed end to end. (a) What expansion gap must be left between the slabs to prevent buckling when the temperature changes from 20 oC to 50 oC? (b) Starting with the gap calculated in part (a), find the gap when the temperature decreases to -20 oC.

An interstate highway is made of concrete slabs 25 m long placed end to end. (a) What expansion gap must be left between the slabs to prevent buckling when the temperature changes from 20 oC to 50 oC? (b) Starting with the gap calculated in part (a), find the gap when the temperature decreases to -20 oC.

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An interstate highway is made of concrete slabs 25 m long placed end to end. (a) What
expansion gap must be left between the slabs to prevent buckling when the temperature
changes from 20 oC to 50 oC? (b) Starting with the gap calculated in part (a), find the gap
when the temperature decreases to -20 oC.

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