Which outcome occurs when builders of a medieval castle, under siege, continually use increasingly diluted mortar recipes?

💡 Explanation

Walls progressively lose cohesion as mortar weakens, which follows a **strength of materials** weakening mechanism; therefore castle components will begin to degrade, rather than machicolations becoming more effective as they exist external to material strength. The diluted mixture affects adhesion.

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