Which risk increased during medieval siege when temporary wooden bridges (siege bridges) exceeded safe length?

💡 Explanation

Catastrophic structural failure becomes more likely when siege bridges get too long, because the bending moment increases exponentially with length in free-end, rather than linearly using smaller-scale supports. Therefore, central spans collapse violently rather than gradually sagging.

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