The steel railroad increases its length when exposed to heat from 700F to 950F. The coefficient of thermal expansion is 11.7 x 10-6 m/m-0C. Find the strain. A. 4.53 x 10-4 C. 1.625 x 10-4 B. 2.625 x 10-4 D. 3.53 x 10-4
The steel railroad increases its length when exposed to heat from 700F to 950F. The coefficient of thermal expansion is 11.7 x 10-6 m/m-0C. Find the strain. A. 4.53 x 10-4 C. 1.625 x 10-4 B. 2.625 x 10-4 D. 3.53 x 10-4
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The steel railroad increases its length when exposed to heat from 700F
to 950F. The coefficient of thermal expansion is 11.7 x 10-6 m/m-0C.
Find the strain.
A. 4.53 x 10-4 C. 1.625 x 10-4
B. 2.625 x 10-4 D. 3.53 x 10-4
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