During floods, which outcome resulted in historical braced Inca rope bridges made from plant fibers?

💡 Explanation

Historical Inca bridges faced collapse during river swells because high discharge increased drag force. Material failure propagated from weakened cables via increased shear stress in connection points; therefore bridge collapse, rather than other failure modes, was most likely because of cable overload.

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