Sustained hogging deformation afflicted wooden ships despite frame reinforcement; which mechanism led to compromised hull integrity?

💡 Explanation

Differential swelling causes hull distortion because wood expands unevenly with moisture content; therefore, sustained bending stresses occur, rather than uniform distribution. These exceed material yield strength and plastic deformation arises contributing to hogging failure.

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