Which risk increases when inadequately sealing the joints between the voussoirs in a Roman arch based fortification?

💡 Explanation

When joints lack a proper seal, water penetrates because of the porous nature of the stone and undergoes freeze-thaw cycles expand, leading to crack propagation and spalling. Therefore frost wedging weakens the structure, while fire resistance, corrosion, seismic stress require alternate damage pathways.

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