Which consequence occurs when extreme temperature cycling stresses Byzantine mosaic tile adhesives?

💡 Explanation

Tesserae detachment happens because differential thermal expansion weakens the binding agent via adhesive failure, therefore tiles pop off rather than remaining adhered, because the adhesive's coefficient of thermal expansion differs from the substrate and the tile material.

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