Which risk increased when medieval pontoon bridges used unseasoned timber?

💡 Explanation

Unseasoned timber is prone to creep because it retains high moisture content and undergoes slow, plastic deformation under sustained load. Therefore, deformation becomes a problem, rather than frequency changes which are secondary with this specific timber's elasticity reduction.

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