column
Let an agent handle columns by role (structural or commemorative), order, material, condition and heritage status.
Research draft, second pass
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Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent handle columns by role (structural or commemorative), order, material, condition and heritage status.
An upright pillar supporting a structure or standing alone as a monument, consisting of a base, shaft and capital in classical architecture; freestanding forms include Marian and column shrines.
What it is for: Supporting beams and roofs, and commemorating or marking places.
It can be design and build it; inspect its condition and loads; restore it, as heritage; identify its architectural order.
Distinguishing features
Vertical support or monument
Classical orders define proportions and ornament
Structural columns carry loads; removal is dangerous
Column as text layout or as military formation are different senses
What it looks like
A vertical cylindrical or polygonal pillar with a base and capital; freestanding columns carry statues or shrines.
Physical character
height: 2-50 m
slenderness ratio: limited by buckling ratio
How it is recognised
Classical orders: Doric, Ionic, Corinthian
Freestanding memorial columns such as Marian columns
Structural columns in modern buildings may be concealed
Related models
is part of - architectural element
is a kind of - when freestanding
is confused with - a homonym
is protected as - listing
In practice
Families and kinds
classical orders
structural columns in steel and concrete
memorial columns
column shrines
circus metae and posts
Standards and regulation
Eurocode structural design for columns
Heritage protection law
Failure modes and hazards
Buckling or crushing under load
Vehicle impact
Weathering of historic stone
Also called
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Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.column-body
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Role Structural or memorial.
Role decides rules.
Function
Support or monument.
Function
Function.
- Does the column carry loads or stand as a monument? definition
- What does it support or commemorate? definition
Loads
Structural capacity.
Capacity
Load capacity.
- What load does it carry? measurement
- What happens if it is removed or damaged? boundary
Form Order and material.
Form identifies style and era.
Order
Classical order.
Order
Architectural order.
- Which order or style is it? definition
- What are its proportions? measurement
Material
Stone, steel, concrete.
Material
Material.
- What is it made of? definition
- How is it founded? definition
Condition State and repair.
Condition affects safety.
Survey
Inspection.
Condition
Condition survey.
- What condition is it in? measurement
- Are there cracks or corrosion? boundary
Repair
Conservation.
Repair
Repair approach.
- How should it be repaired? action
- Who is qualified? provenance
Heritage Protection and meaning.
Many columns are protected.
Status
Listing.
Status
Heritage status.
- Is the column protected? provenance
- What consent is needed for works? boundary
Meaning
Commemoration.
Meaning
What it marks.
- What does a memorial column commemorate? provenance
- Is its meaning contested? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should structural and memorial columns be separate entries?
- How should architectural orders be linked?
- How should freestanding religious columns be categorised?