In the LRT II Project, steel railroad rails of 10m long are to be installed. If the lowest temperature considered is 16C, and a maximum temperature of 36C is designed for, assuming coefficient of thermal expansion of steel to be 11.6 x 10^-6 m/m-C and modulus of elasticity of steel to be 207,000 MPa. Determine the clearance between the rails such that the adjoining rail will just touched at maximum design temperature. (mm)
In the LRT II Project, steel railroad rails of 10m long are to be installed. If the lowest temperature considered is 16C, and a maximum temperature of 36C is designed for, assuming coefficient of thermal expansion of steel to be 11.6 x 10^-6 m/m-C and modulus of elasticity of steel to be 207,000 MPa. Determine the clearance between the rails such that the adjoining rail will just touched at maximum design temperature. (mm)
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![In the LRT II Project, steel railroad rails of 10m long are to be installed. If the lowest
temperature considered is 16C, and a maximum temperature of 36C is designed for,
assuming coefficient of thermal expansion of steel to be 11.6 x 10^-6 m/m-C and modulus
of elasticity of steel to be 207,000 MPa. Determine the clearance between the rails such
that the adjoining rail will just touched at maximum design temperature. (mm)](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fc06ee947-bff6-4f67-a78d-d36f542fcca2%2F492a6f2b-e850-4381-8e8b-35698bcb7874%2Fwtgok9m_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:In the LRT II Project, steel railroad rails of 10m long are to be installed. If the lowest
temperature considered is 16C, and a maximum temperature of 36C is designed for,
assuming coefficient of thermal expansion of steel to be 11.6 x 10^-6 m/m-C and modulus
of elasticity of steel to be 207,000 MPa. Determine the clearance between the rails such
that the adjoining rail will just touched at maximum design temperature. (mm)
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