Column

Columns have always both a decorative feature as well as structural aspect of many buildings. In the ancient world, columns were many times very unique to the particular location that they originated in. The architectural design for a column originates in one central region and from there it spreads around the Mediterranean Sea. There are not only economic and political factors that are involved in the making of these columns, but also dealing culture and nature of the land the column was made. The use of columns can be found in Egypt, Mesopotamia, Minoan, Greece, and Rome. The Egyptians were the first civilization to have columns. They looked like a bundled reeds. Later on the cylinders in Egypt became more and more cylinder-like, yet always…

the compression column are investigated, and an initial concept is proposed. This initial concept is broken down into its constitutive parts, and a plan for validation and design methodology is proposed. Literature Review on Stabilized Columns Designing a column meant to sustain relatively large compressive loads, while remaining thin enough to become flexile when needed leads to a potentially unstable design.…

The past chapter proposed the continuous floating constraint and buckling column concept. In this chapter, a test setup is proposed to investigate its loading nature and validate the concept. A series of tests are performed, and the results are presented and discussed. The results of the tests conducted in this chapter will serve as measures in assessing the strengths and flaws of the initial concept, and point towards potential solutions. This group of tests varied two geometric parameters:…

Ancient art has influenced the modern world and modern perceptions of art by means of architecture and artisanal craft. While stylistically, architectural figures such as columns have not changed much from antiquity to modern times, the meaning and function of columns has developed a new meaning. Columns in antiquity provided support to a structure, while the styles of the columns told what type of structure it was. Today, there are columns that provide no functional support and are there purely…

Among the most distinguishable aspects of their architecture are their columns. They inherited them from the Greeks and each style is generally dictated by the capital at the top of the column. The Romans used them to commemorate people, places, or even events by carving into the columns. They would decorate the columns after being built and put them into place, often taking years to finish. They had three major orders of columns the Doric order, Ionic Order, and the Corinthian Order. The Doric…

Greece was a significant inspiration for Roman artists. Mosaics and other forms of art in Italian cities like Pompeii provide a wide perspective into Hellenistic art. Much of Pompeii’s architecture was built in the Hellenistic style, showing the large amount of Greek influence in the city. The Forum in Pompeii was the center of politics, economy, and religion. It consisted of several buildings, which included temples similar in architecture to Greek ones. For example, the Basilica in the Forum…

This picture depicts a monumental structure that is colossal in size. This structure is situated in front of a rocky hill and has two levels, with a ramp in the middle leading to the second floor. It is a horizontal structure, with the width significantly longer than its height. It is constructed with stones and perhaps with bricks as well. Every surface of this architecture seems to be wonderfully polished to a smooth surface. This structure is beige, identical to the colors of the sand and…

COLUMN 2: Behind Column 1 What causes this disorder? A chromosomal mutation called translocation. Translocation is when the chromosome breaks and a portion of that chromosome reattaches to another chromosome. This chromosome that is affected by this is the 8 and 14 chromosome pair. What are the symptoms? Fever Night Sweats Swollen lymph nodes Weight loss Fever Tiredness Distortion of facial bones COLUMN 6: Back of Brochure What kind of assistance do you need? Watchful waiting…

if cascade is not being use then an error will be raised for the referential integrity. What is a referential integrity? It is a property of a data which requires every value of one attribute of a table to exist as a value of another attribute in a different table. Referential integrity is a database that makes sure that the relationships between the tables remain consistent. What is a primary key? Primary key aims to identify every record first using one attribute. More than one field in a…

“A picture is worth a thousand words”. This phrase is very common, but it has lost meaning because of its frequent use. However, the significance of this phrase can be better understood by analyzing works of art. Throughout the years, painting has been used by many artists to express their feelings. For these artists, a picture is worth a thousand words because they use a painting to express the feelings that they were not able to express with words. Specifically, the painter Frida Kahlo is…