Which mechanism exacerbates infrastructure collapse above karst terrain?

💡 Explanation

Infrastructure placed on karst is prone to collapse because **preferential dissolution** widens pre-existing fractures resulting caverns; therefore rapid subsidence occurs rather than gradual settlement typical from soil consolidation.

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