Which outcome occurred when the hydraulic gradient exceeded terrace wall limits in Inca agriculture?

💡 Explanation

When wall limits were exceeded, hydrostatic pressure built up, exceeding slope stability because soil shear strength decreased with elevated water content, promoting landslides. Therefore slope destabilization occurred, rather than nutrient depletion, dehydration or salt accumulation which require entirely different mechanisms of water transport.

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