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Thermal gradient — the ladder

One essay so far against this idea. A ladder is the distinct arguments that stand against one idea, and this one has room to grow.
  1. the sectionstrainfreeplanestress-3.98+1.83resultant force 8.3e-14 kN · resultant moment 3.0e-12 kNmno restraint anywhere, and the member is stressed from end to end

    The stress nobody restrained

    A bridge deck lying loose on its bearings, with nothing holding it anywhere, develops four newtons per square millimetre when the sun comes out. The stress is not caused by restraint. It is caused by plane sections, and it is invisible to every equilibrium check that could be made on the member.

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