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Use the coefficient of thermal expansion. This is a measure of how much a unit length of steel would expand per each unit increase in temperature. There are different kinds of steel so you may need to know its composition.

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If L is the length of the girder, c the coefficient of thermal expansion and t the increase in temperature thenexpansion = L*c*t

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