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← HistoryWhich maintenance challenge threatens terrace stability during prolonged use?
A)Nutrient depletion accelerates soil erosion
B)Mass wasting overcomes cohesion✓
C)Oxidation increases alkalinity
D)Root collapse reduces infiltration
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Downslope movement increases as soil cohesion decreases; this is called mass wasting. The reduced strength causes terrace failure, therefore cohesive strength is overcome because gravity and pore pressure increase rather than nutrient depletion being the sole driver.
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