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Discuss the Westergaard’s concept of temperature stresses.

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Temperature stresses

This is caused by (i) daily variation RESULTING in a temperature gradient across the thickness of the slab and (ii) seasonal variation resulting in overall CHANGE in the slab temperature. The FORMER results in warping stresses and the later in frictional stress

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