During Mughal-era construction, which outcome related to compressive strength results from the misapplication of pietra dura?

💡 Explanation

Misaligned pietra dura creates points where stresses focus unevenly, because the **interfacial stressing** between different materials occurs, therefore increasing localized stresses, rather than uniform distribution, and decreasing structural integrity.

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