Which outcome occurs when the hydrostatic pressure exceeds structural limits in tiered Mesopotamia terrace-farming erosion protections?

💡 Explanation

Increased hydrostatic pressure behind saturated terrace walls causes cataclysmic failure because the material's shear strength (mechanical weathering) is overwhelmed, leading to structural collapse from lateral force, therefore a wall fails, rather than optimising nutrient leaching because the static load exceeds design limits.

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