//developed in windows 8 operating system 64bit //platform Scilab 5.4.1 //example 23_8w clc;clear; //Given Data iron_alpha=12*10^-6; //Coefficient of linear expansion of iron (Unit : /degree centigrade) aluminium_alpha=24*10^-6; //Coefficient of linear expansion of aluminium (Unit : /degree centigrade) iron_rod_length=50; //Length of iron rod (Unit : cm) aluminium_rod_length=100; //Length of aluminium rod (Unit : cm) initial_temp=20; //Initial Temperature of rods (Unit : Centigrade) final_temp=100; //Final Temperature of rods (Unit : Centigrade) //Calculation iron_rod_length_100=iron_rod_length*(1+(iron_alpha*(final_temp-initial_temp))); //Calculating iron rod length at 100 degree centigrade (Unit : cm) aluminium_rod_length_100=aluminium_rod_length*(1+(aluminium_alpha*(final_temp-initial_temp))); //Calculating aluminium rod length at 100 degree centigrade (Unit : cm) total_length_100=iron_rod_length_100+aluminium_rod_length_100; //Total length of rod at 100 degree centigrade(Unit : cm) total_length_20=iron_rod_length+aluminium_rod_length; //Total Length of rod at 20 degree centigrade (Unit:cm) change_length=total_length_100-total_length_20; //Change in length (Unit:cm) new_alpha=change_length/(total_length_20*(final_temp-initial_temp)); //average coefficient of linear expansion of the composite rod is (Unit : /degree centrigrade) disp(total_length_100,"The length of the composite system at 100 degree centigrade is (Unit : cm)"); disp(new_alpha,"The average coefficient of linear expansion of the composite rod is (Unit : /degree centrigrade)")