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the original length of the material before baring it to heat. When the metal tube is
being heated, it is expected to expand at minimal change in length. If a material
3.1384 X 10-5 /
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CONCLUSION
L= Lo T ,
we can see that the coefficient of linear expansion is directly proportional to the
change in length of the material which drawn me into a conclusion that the higher
the coefficient, the more the material will expand. Additionality, I also therefore,
conclude, that generally, the dimensions of a material increase as temperature
increase. Other factors that can be considered as main factors in determining
the change in length during thermal expansion are the initial length of the
material being observed and the change in temperature which were also found to
be proportional to the change in length. Errors in this experiment may arise
because of the following reasons: wrong measurements of the length, wrong
reading of the resistance of the tubes both in initial and heated phase, the
temperature of the surrounding, the accuracy of gauge readings, etc. Linear
expansion is occurring everywhere. Indeed, thermal expansion is one of the
important things that a civil engineering student like me must consider and study
very well. Bridges, railways, roads and other structures in the Philippines are
greatly exposed in heat during summer thats why they applies the principles of
thermal expansion.