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← HistoryWhich risk dramatically increased with complex pietra dura inlay during Mughal construction booms?
A)Differential thermal expansion damage✓
B)Foundation subsidence from material extraction
C)Biogenic material degradation
D)Seismic shear fracturing risk
💡 Explanation
Stresses accumulate with temperature fluctuations; because different inlay materials expand/contract at different rates, differential thermal expansion generates tensile and shear stresses, therefore, damage risk increases rather than direct collapse, seismic or degradation alone.
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