Thermal expansion
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A surveyor’s 30 m steel tape is correct at a temperature of 20°C. The distance between two points, as measured by this tape on a day when the temperature is 35°C, is 26 m. What is the true distance between the points?
Let temperature above the correct temperature be
(Using the relation)
Correct length = measured length
True distance between the points = 26(1+ 1.2 x10-5 X1.5)
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