Which outcome results when roadbed compaction fails under Roman roads?

💡 Explanation

The roadbed provides structural support through compaction; therefore, failure causes a loss of load-bearing capacity via differential settlement, rather than hydraulic cement degradation, increased thermal loads, or chemical corrosion, because those require fundamentally different mechanisms.

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