A 40 ft concrete beam is fixed between two rigid anchor points. If this beam expands by 0.5 inch due to a 50 degree increase in temperature, determine the bulge in the middle of the beam?

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anonymous · Answer

|dw:1329180733341:dw|( Assume for simplicity that the beam deflects)

istim · Answer

I guess label the diagram first.

anonymous · Answer

Thank you my teacher wouldn't explain it to me

istim · Answer

|dw:1329191924908:dw|I'm not much good either. I'm just helping until some better person comes along. Kinda a suppressive fire of sorts. What does expanding by 0.5 inches mean?