Civil Engineering Question:
What are the functions of a column in a building?
Answers:
Answer #1A column is used to support the weight of the roof and/or the upper floors. Now days, many columns are used for decorative purposes. A column along with load bearing beams can support a lot of weight.
Answer #2Column is a vertical member of steel or concrete that carry load of roof, beam,wall. It is a member that transfer the load roof to foundation .
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