Which risk increases when the foundation of a Roman castrum's defensive tower experiences differential settlement?

💡 Explanation

When a defensive tower experiences differential settlement, archway deformation occurs because compressive stress is transferred unevenly, causing possible cracking and wall instability. Therefore wall collapse becomes more likely, rather than catapult problems, gate jamming or tunnel collapse, which each require direct impacts on other systems.

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