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What temperature change is required to change the length of a 5.5-m steel beam by 0.0012m?

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Answer:

Length of steel = 5.5 m

Increase in length = 0.0012 m

α of steel = 12 x 10-6/K

To find:

Temperature change needed ?

Calculation:

Let the required temperature change be ∆T. (in the photo)

So, temperature change of 18.1 Kelvin is required

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