Which risk increases when differential settling affects load-bearing ziggurat corners?

💡 Explanation

Shear stress exceeds material strength because differential settling induces uneven weight distribution across corner structural joins; this causes concentrated force, therefore material failure occurs, rather than uniform compression or corrosion, which involve different mechanisms.

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