A steel beam of length 30 m is fixed between two supports at 8°C with no stress. Find the expansion allowances given if the stress in the bar is to be zero when temperature is raised to 50°C ( α= 12 ×10^-6 per °C, E = 2× 10^5 N/mm^2)

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A steel beam of length 30 m is fixed between two supports at 8°C with no stress. Find the expansion allowances given if the stress in the bar is to be zero when temperature is raised to 50°C ( α= 12 ×10^-6 per °C, E = 2× 10^5 N/mm^2)

a) 10.28 mm

b) 8.74 mm

c) 17.89 mm

d) 15.12 mm