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← HistoryWhich limitation increased labor requirements for Viking-era pontoon bridge construction?
A)Lack of standardized timber lengths✓
B)Limited bronze alloy tensile strength
C)Inadequate knowledge of riverbed geology
D)Absence of sophisticated pulley systems
💡 Explanation
The absence of standardized timber lengths meant each timber had to be individually measured and shaped using axes—a type of brute-force measurement. Thus, significantly more hand labor was needed for construction, because timber dimensional consistency minimized fitting steps, rather than other material limited options.
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