support column
Vertical load bearer
A support column is a vertical structural element that bears weight from above and transfers it to the foundation below.
Columns hold up roofs, floors, and beams in buildings and bridges.
The term sometimes appears figuratively for anything that provides essential support to a larger system: She was a support column of the organization.
- pillarUpright architectural support
- postVertical structural beam
- buttressArchitectural wall reinforcement
- pierWaterfront landing structure
- load bearing wallWall transferring weight downward
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support columnstructural weakness
Flaw in construction integrity
weak point · crack · fault · stress fracture · gap
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