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← HistoryWhich mechanical risk increases in Viking longships when poorly treated sails freeze?
A)Rope fiber ice crystal fracturing
B)Hull splintering near ice contact
C)Increased oar shaft snapping rate
D)Sailcloth delamination from wind✓
💡 Explanation
Sailcloth delamination risk grows because cyclical freezing introduces fatigue cracking. This weakens adhesion via thermal expansion differences, therefore the layers separate, rather than only weakening the structural compounds used to bind the woven materials together.
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