Which risk increased for early cast-iron bridge designs?

💡 Explanation

Cast iron has high carbon content; this can cause localized brittleness, because cementite formation increases leading to fracture toughness reduction, therefore the risk of sudden embrittlement increased, rather than thermal or creep issues due to service environment variations.

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