Which consequence results when stacked, unreinforced Inca masonry walls exceed a slenderness ratio limits?

💡 Explanation

Buckling instability risk increases due to exceeding slenderness ratio limits in Inca masonry. Increased height exacerbates Euler buckling, because the critical buckling load is inversely proportional to the square of the effective length, therefore compression leads to instability earlier, rather than increased shear load tolerance.

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