Which risk increased when Roman siege engineers undermined fortress walls with tunnels during the siege of Alesia?

💡 Explanation

When tunnels undermined walls, differential soil settlement occurs because load-bearing support is removed unevenly, compromising structural integrity leading to an abrupt collapse. Therefore, sudden collapse results, rather than decreased damping, rebar degradation, or seismic amplification, which are related to separate structural failure modes.

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