Which risk increases when a Viking rope bridge's anchoring points experience repeated wetting and drying?

💡 Explanation

Material fatigue accelerates because the repeated wetting and drying accelerates corrosion on the rope and its fasteners, inducing cyclical stress. Therefore, the bridge weakens dramatically, rather than hydrostatic reverses, because the iron or wood material degrades cyclically.

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