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← HistoryWhich risk increases when Inca dry stone masonry walls around terraces experience extreme temperature variations?
A)Increased nitrogen fixation efficiency
B)Accelerated oxidation of trace metals
C)Decreased frictional surface adhesion✓
D)Heightened compressive modulus stability
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Decreased frictional surface adhesion increases because differential thermal expansion occurs between the stones, reducing interlocking friction, therefore wall creep occurs rather than maintaining structural integrity because the masonry lacks mortar.
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