Which risk increases when thermal cycling acts upon dissimilar materials joined via pietra dura inlay within historical structures?

💡 Explanation

Differential thermal expansion causes increasing DELAMINATION because materials expand and contract at different rates which stresses the bonding interface; therefore structural weakness occurs, rather than electrochemical reactions or phase changes.

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