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A highway is made of concrete slabs that are 14.0 m long at 20° C.

(a) If the temperature range at the location of the highway is from -17.8° C to +40.8° C, what size expansion gap should be left (at 20° C) to prevent buckling of the highway?

(b) How large are the gaps at -17.8° C?

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