Answer to Question #173291 in Civil and Environmental Engineering for Dalitso

Question

the difference in level between the top and bottom railway embartment was found to be 15.216m. the length og embankment was measured along its surface 25.214m using a steel tape under the pull of 25N at a temperature of 10°c if the tape was standardized on the flat at 20°c under a pull if 49°c , What is the embankment gradient?

Answer 1

Difference in embankment = 15.216m

Length of embankment = 25.214m

Pull = 25N

Temperature =10º c

If temperature is 20º c under a pull of 49ºc

The embankment gradient is:

25.214m – 15.216m = 9.998m

9.998m × 20º = 199.96

199.96 ÷ 49º

The answer is 4.081m