Which outcome arises from concentrated artillery fire weakening siege tower support beams?

💡 Explanation

Progressive collapse occurs because concentrated fire causes stress concentrations and then brittle fracture within timbers weakening connections; therefore, the structure unravels from the damaged point, rather than simple localised failing because the load shifts catastrophically.

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