Which outcome limits Iron Age Mediterranean gravity-driven aqueducts?

💡 Explanation

Sediment accumulation reduces hydraulic efficiency in the aqueducts because reduced cross-section flow causes frictional losses through increased velocity; therefore, sediment removal was a continuous necessity rather than other effects such as thermal cracking.

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