What maintenance challenge predictably arose in Roman roads utilizing lime-based concrete when subjected to seasonal temperature swings?

💡 Explanation

Differential thermal expansion stresses the interface between aggregate and lime-based binder; the mechanism driving this is thermal stress. Therefore, microcracks initiate and grow, because stresses concentrate at flaw tips rather than uniform deformation across the structure.

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