Which outcome occurs given a Byzantine mosaic floor at high temperature?

💡 Explanation

Tesserae detach due to thermal expansion, therefore the mechanical stress overcomes the adhesive strength, because differential heating causes varied expansion rates among the mosaic components, rather than convection dominated transfer of heat being localized to the substrate.

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