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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.

In terms of structural engineering, there is not a difference between a column and a post. Both are vertical supports that carry a load downward. It does seems that all columns are posts, but not all posts are columns. Columns are the country club cousins of poor posts.

: a vertical arrangement of items printed or written on a page. columns of numbers. b. : one of two or more vertical sections of a printed page separated by a rule or blank space.

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.

The three parts of a column are the base, the shaft, and the capital. The base is like the "foot" of the column, the shaft the "trunk", and the capital the "head".

Columns do not include posts. Post means a structural member with a longitudinal axis that is essentially vertical, that: (1) weighs 300 pounds or less and is axially loaded (a load presses down on the top end), or (2) is not axially loaded, but is laterally restrained by the above 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.

A column is a long, slender member that carries an axial compressive load and that fails due to buckling rather than due to failure of the material of the column.

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.

In terms of structural engineering, there is not a difference between a column and a post. Both are vertical supports that carry a load downward. It does seems that all columns are posts, but not all posts are columns. Columns are the country club cousins of poor posts.

: a vertical arrangement of items printed or written on a page. columns of numbers. b. : one of two or more vertical sections of a printed page separated by a rule or blank space.

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.

The three parts of a column are the base, the shaft, and the capital. The base is like the "foot" of the column, the shaft the "trunk", and the capital the "head".

Columns do not include posts. Post means a structural member with a longitudinal axis that is essentially vertical, that: (1) weighs 300 pounds or less and is axially loaded (a load presses down on the top end), or (2) is not axially loaded, but is laterally restrained by the above 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.

A column is a long, slender member that carries an axial compressive load and that fails due to buckling rather than due to failure of the material of the column.