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Which crucial outcome results from lime mortar's Autogenous Healing in cracked Roman aqueducts?

A)Reduced hydraulic flow rates
B)Self-sealing of minor fractures
C)Decreased structural load limits
D)Increased susceptibility to seismic displacement

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Exposure to water causes calcium hydroxide in the mortar to react with dissolved CO2 forming calcium carbonate crystals through carbonation; therefore, cracks seal themselves, rather than water continually eroding the structure because the autogenous healing mechanism prevents fracturing.

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