Column

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  • Column
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  • A two-dimensional measure of a quantity. The column is the area over which the quantity is measured.
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    A column or pillar in architecture and structural engineering is a structural element that transmits, through compression, the weight of the structure above to other structural elements below. In other words, a column is a compression member. The term column applies especially to a large round support (the shaft of the column) with a capital and a base or pedestal, which is made of stone, or appearing to be so. A small wooden or metal support is typically called a post. Supports with a rectangular or other non-round section are usually called piers. For the purpose of wind or earthquake engineering, columns may be designed to resist lateral forces. Other compression members are often termed "columns" because of the similar stress conditions. Columns are frequently used to support beams or arches on which the upper parts of walls or ceilings rest. In architecture, "column" refers to such a structural element that also has certain proportional and decorative features. A column might also be a decorative element not needed for structural purposes; many columns are engaged, that is to say form part of a wall. A long sequence of columns joined by an entablature is known as a colonnade.

    柱（はしら）は、材を垂直に立てて建築物の支え（ささえ）としたもの。 柱は建築物の構成要素となるほか、電柱や御柱など、それ自身が構築物（内部空間がないので建築物ではない）となっていることもある。

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    A column or pillar in architecture and structural engineering is a structural element that transmits, through compression, the weight of the structure above to other structural elements below. In other words, a column is a compression member. The term column applies especially to a large round support (the shaft of the column) with a capital and a base or pedestal, which is made of stone, or appearing to be so. A small wooden or metal support is typically called a post. Supports with a rectangular or other non-round section are usually called piers. For the purpose of wind or earthquake engineering, columns may be designed to resist lateral forces. Other compression members are often termed "columns" because of the similar stress conditions. Columns are frequently used to support beams or arches on which the upper parts of walls or ceilings rest. In architecture, "column" refers to such a structural element that also has certain proportional and decorative features. A column might also be a decorative element not needed for structural purposes; many columns are engaged, that is to say form part of a wall. A long sequence of columns joined by an entablature is known as a colonnade.

    橋脚（きょうきゃく、英語: Pier）とは、橋梁の上部構造の荷重を土台にして伝える橋梁の足に該当する下部構造の一つ。一定以上の橋長の橋梁において、橋梁の両端を支えるを補完する役割を果たす。 河川内に設置される橋脚は流水に対して橋梁の安全を確保できなければならないとともに、橋脚自身が流水を阻害することがないように設置されなければならない。このため、橋台と橋脚および橋脚同士の間隔は一定以上を確保することが求められており、橋脚そのものが設置されない（橋台のみで支持される）ことも少なくない。

    (Source: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Column)