Which outcome reduces the longevity of a shaduf irrigation system in ancient Egypt?

💡 Explanation

When rope fibers repeatedly bend over a fulcrum, fretting fatigue causes microscopic cracks to develop due to friction, weakening the rope and ultimately leading to breakage. Therefore, fatigue failure results, rather than silting, corrosion, or deformation, which involve different environmental or biological degradation mechanisms.

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