Which risk increased during medieval siege bridge construction, as individual bridge sections extended?

💡 Explanation

Medieval siege bridges risked shear stress because longer spans increased load and bending, therefore vertical shear stress rose significantly, rather than other options concerning thermal or rotational properties irrelevant to this system/situation.

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