I'm modelling a problematic stone wall. This wall is a retaining wall and i have measured that the wall rotate and move (respect the foundation). Probably the cause is water or some yielding. The wall starts with 0.8 meter of height and arrive at 3.3 m. Thickness is 0.45 m e the lenght of front...
SHORTLY (and not accurate) THEORY: a buckling load factor:
= 1 means that the applied load is exact the load for buckling the structure.
< 1 means that the applied load buckle the structure
> 1 means the structure will not buckle
I omit negative values.
But if you have to design a structure...