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← HistoryWhich risk increases disproportionately when excessive hydrostatic pressure affects ancient monumental stone structures?
A)Accelerated thermal expansion of cladding
B)Widespread granular disintegration of stone✓
C)Increased rate of aeolian erosion
D)Reduced resistance to seismic activity
💡 Explanation
Granular disintegration increases because water intrusion coupled with mineral dissolution causes extensive material weakening. Therefore, the stone's structural integrity is compromised rather than only effects on thermal properties or wind resistance and the Hydrostatic stress accelerates corrosion of stone.
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