Which risk increased when Roman road construction transitioned from gravel to paved stone surfaces?

💡 Explanation

When Roman road construction transitioned to paved stone, the thermal expansion coefficients mismatched between stones and the substrate, thus daily/seasonal temperature changes caused differential expansion leading to cracking. Therefore accelerated cracking increases, rather than other options which are reduced thanks to paving.

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