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← HistoryWhich limitation drove Vikings to favor clinker planking in longship construction?
A)Minimizing hull stress concentration✓
B)Simplifying sailcloth manufacture
C)Reducing reliance on iron nails
D)Lowering freshwater consumption rates
💡 Explanation
Clinker planking overlaps planks, creating a hull with greater flexibility because it distributes stress more evenly than a flush design; therefore, stress concentration decreases rather than increasing, which allowed for navigating unpredictable North Atlantic swells.
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