Which risk increases regarding load-bearing capacity when inconsistent brick quality affected foundation-raft construction during early ziggurat building?

💡 Explanation

Shear stress concentrates when brick quality varies because the foundation raft settles unevenly from non-uniform compression via differential settlement, triggering corner stress concentrations, therefore risking structural failure at corners, rather than uniform weakening.

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