Which risk increased when Mesopotamian ziggurats began using mud brick fired bricks for outer layers?

💡 Explanation

When fired bricks were used on the outside, the differential settlement became an issue because the fired bricks settled at a differing rate from the mudbrick causing stress. Therefore differential-settlement cracking increased rather than seismic instability or water infiltration because brick expands and contracts because temp.

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