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← HistoryWhich risk accelerates when timber frames of 18th-century ships experience sustained, high humidity?
A)Increased hull torsional rigidity
B)Expansion joint binding failure
C)Diminished sailcloth tensile strength
D)Elevated dry rot propagation rates✓
💡 Explanation
Elevated humidity fosters fungal growth; therefore, a higher moisture level enables rapid dry rot propagation rates because hyphae spread via osmosis rather than by moisture content alone.
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