A surveyor used a steel tape to lay-out two station exactly 1km apart. The standard length of a tape is 100m having a weight of 1.2kg with the standard temperature of 20°C and standard pull of 50N. The young modulus of elasticity of the tape is 200GPA, cross sectional area is 2.8mm' and the coefficient of linear expansion is 0.0000116/"C. If it supported throughout its length and during measurement the temperature is 25°C with a pull of 65N, determine the length of the tape during measurement and the distance to be laid out in meter.

A surveyor used a steel tape to lay-out two station exactly 1km apart. The standard length of a tape is 100m having a weight of 1.2kg with the standard temperature of 20°C and standard pull of 50N. The young modulus of elasticity of the tape is 200GPA, cross sectional area is 2.8mm' and the coefficient of linear expansion is 0.0000116/"C. If it supported throughout its length and during measurement the temperature is 25°C with a pull of 65N, determine the length of the tape during measurement and the distance to be laid out in meter.

Structural Analysis

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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