Which materials failure risk increased during prolonged trebuchet sieges on medieval stone fortifications?

💡 Explanation

Spalling, where surface layers detach from stone, was exacerbated by repeated impacts; the Stress Wave Propagation damages the material because the induced high stresses exceed the stone's tensile strength; therefore spalling is typical rather than overall collapse or local chokage of a specific feature.

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