Which structural risk increased with multistory aqueducts such as the Pont du Gard by overlapping arches?

💡 Explanation

When arches overlap in multistory aqueducts the keystone thrust increases, because the load accumulates, concentrating stress on lower piers. Therefore stress concentration results, rather than cracking, seismic effects, or flow reduction which require different mechanisms.

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