The 40ft long A-36 steel rails on a train track are laid with a small gap between them to allow for the thermal expansion. Determine the required gap & so that the rails just touch one another when the temperature is increased from T₁=20° F to T₂=90°F. Using this gap, what would be the axial force in the rails if the temperature were to rise to T3=110°F? The cross-sectional area of each rail is 5.10 in²

The 40ft long A-36 steel rails on a train track are laid with a small gap between them to allow for the thermal expansion. Determine the required gap & so that the rails just touch one another when the temperature is increased from T₁=20° F to T₂=90°F. Using this gap, what would be the axial force in the rails if the temperature were to rise to T3=110°F? The cross-sectional area of each rail is 5.10 in²

Elements Of Electromagnetics

7th Edition

ISBN:9780190698614

Author:Sadiku, Matthew N. O.

Publisher:Sadiku, Matthew N. O.

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