Which engineering risk increased as Roman roads degraded?

💡 Explanation

Increased cart axle fatigue failures became likely because road surface irregularities led to cyclical stress on axles, causing crack propagation via metal fatigue, rather than uniform stress, therefore fatigue increases.

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