{"id":178,"date":"2020-03-06T01:59:08","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T01:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.thememiles.com\/business-trade\/?page_id=57"},"modified":"2020-12-12T16:24:16","modified_gmt":"2020-12-12T16:24:16","slug":"columns-pillars","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bamenda.com.ng\/Bamendaformworks\/columns-pillars\/","title":{"rendered":"Columns – Pillars"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The terms \u2018pillar\u2019 and \u2018column\u2019 are often used interchangeably, although in some instances, they may be attributed with slightly different meanings, as described below.<\/p>\n

A pillar is a vertical support member and may be constructed as a single piece of timber, concrete or steel, or built up out of bricks, blocks and so on. A pillar may have a load-bearing or stabilizing function but it may also stand alone as an ornamental element, such as a commemorative pillar, or to maintain symmetry.<\/p>\n

However, whereas a pillar does not necessarily have a load-bearing function, a column is a vertical structural member that is intended to transfer a compressive load. For example, a column might transfer loads from a ceiling, floor, or roof slab, or from a beam, to a floor or foundations. Columns are typically constructed in masonry, concrete or structural steel.<\/p>\n

Columns have good compressive strength, but have a tendency to buckle or bend under extreme loading. This can be due to their:<\/p>\n

Length.
Cross-sectional area.
Method of fixing.
Shape of the section.<\/p>\n

The cross-sectional area and the section shape are incorporated into a geometric property of section, known as the radius of gyration. This refers to the distribution of an object’s components around an axis.<\/p>\n

Columns can be classified according to their cross sectional shape. Common column shapes include:<\/p>\n

Rectangular.
Square.
Circular.
Hexagonal
Octagonal.<\/p>\n

In profile, they can be tapered, non-tapered, or ‘barrel’ shaped, their surface can be plain, fluted, twisted, panelled, and so on.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The terms ‘pillar’ and ‘column’ are often used interchangeably, although in some instances, they may be attributed with slightly different meanings, as described below. A pillar is a vertical support member and may be constructed as a single piece of timber, concrete or steel, or built up out of bricks, blocks and so on. A<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":423,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-178","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bamenda.com.ng\/Bamendaformworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bamenda.com.ng\/Bamendaformworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bamenda.com.ng\/Bamendaformworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bamenda.com.ng\/Bamendaformworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bamenda.com.ng\/Bamendaformworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/bamenda.com.ng\/Bamendaformworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/178\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":666,"href":"https:\/\/bamenda.com.ng\/Bamendaformworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/178\/revisions\/666"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bamenda.com.ng\/Bamendaformworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bamenda.com.ng\/Bamendaformworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}