Which structural vulnerability was exploited during Roman siege of a walled city using mining techniques?

💡 Explanation

During mining under walls, removal of supporting earth causes increased shear stress in the wall foundations because the structure's weight is no longer distributed leading to collapse. Shearing specifically impacts soil. Therefore shear stress failures result rather than tensile, compressive, or torsional failures which result from different load conditions altogether.

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