A rectangular steel beam is held between two rigid, unyielding walls 2.25 m apart. The modulus of elasticity of the .stool is 210 GPa, the coefficient of thermal expansion is 11.7 x 10^-6 1/degree C, and the cross-sectional area of the beam is 6.5 cm2. If the beam temperature is increased by 30 degree C, what is the change in stress in the beam?

A rectangular steel beam is held between two rigid, unyielding walls 2.25 m apart. The modulus of elasticity of the .stool is 210 GPa, the coefficient of thermal expansion is 11.7 x 10^-6 1/degree C, and the cross-sectional area of the beam is 6.5 cm2. If the beam temperature is increased by 30 degree C, what is the change in stress in the beam?

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