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Which 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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