Pillar of solid masonry between windows.
A support for a truss or girder type bridge span.
a solid masonry support, as distinct from a column; the solid mass between doors, windows, and other openings in buildings
1. A column designed to support concentrated load. 2. A member, usually in the form of a thickened section, which forms an integral part of a wall; usually placed at intervals along the wall to provide lateral support or to take concentrated vertical loads.
A vertical column often built of bricks, used to strengthen a wall or to support a weight.
Mass of masonry, as distinct from a column, from which an arch springs. Also used, less correctly, for pillar or column in Gothic architecture. (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 413) Note: petra (Latin) = rock
Vertical masonry columns that are placed inside of the foundation area that typically support beams that will reduce the span of the floor joists.
Any more or less isolated mass of masonry, generally acting as a support; larger than columns.
Piers are used to support one or both ends of a beam or stringer. Piers may be timber or log cribbing or piles, helical piles, stone masonry, or concrete.
Projecting load-bearing brick or blockwork on each side of an opening usually carrying a beam.
A solid vertical supporting member, usually stone, brick, or concrete, square or polygonal in section, and broad in relation to its height.
A vertical structural support such as the wall between two openings; a vertical member that supports the end of an arch or lintel, or an auxiliary mass of masonry used to stiffen a wall.
A short column designed to support a specific load.
A concrete structure designed to transfer the vertical load from the column base to the footing.
a vertical support for an arch or lintel.
An upright supporting element of any shape
A column or post supporting a superstructure such as floor bearers, beams, etc., or an internal support for a bridge.
architectonic element which is a feature or a support of a wall or a pillar.
A square or rectangular post or pillar.
Masonry pillar used to support other structural members.
Support for arch, usually square.
A masonry post. Piers often serve as above-grade footings for posts and often are made of pre-cast concrete.
a vertical structural support as in the wall between two openings, or a pillar or pilaster, or a vertical member that supports the end of an arch or lintel
(architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows)
a support for two adjacent bridge spans
a post made from wood, concrete or brick
a post of square or rectangular section, usually of masonry
a structure built out into the sea from the coastline on piles or pillars for use as a landing place or promenade
a vertical column that supports an overlying structure
supporting pillar of any cross-section, from square to multishafted
A solid, vertical, square-edged masonry support.
A masonry support between openings such as arcades. Typically slender, the pier has a rectangular, polygonal, or round cross-section, but does not taper and often has no capital (fig.6). The pier may also have a base as well as an impost. A compound pier is a pier with two or more members or support elements.
A vertical supporting structure, such as a pillar
A column that is designed to support the load (weight) of a building.
A short masonry or concrete column supporting the foundations of the floor structure in spaces without a basement. Pier may be freestanding or bonded at its sides to other masonry or concrete. A masonry column used to support a garden wall. A freestanding column.
A masonry post. Piers often serve as footings for wood or steel posts.
A vertical load-bearing structural support, other than a column.
An intermediate support in a bridge having more than one span.
A masonry or concrete column used to support a floor or porch.
A vertical, non-circular masonry support, more massive than a column.
a freestanding, rectangular mass of masonry supporting the superstructure of a building (Pedley, 355) Sample Image (Lesson 13)
Support, usually in the crawl space, to support the floor framing.
the word mainly refers to the large columns or pillars of the nave
A vertical column of brickwork or other material, used to strengthen the wall or to support a weight.
A pillar built of stones or bricks, unlike a column, which is made in one part or of drums. A pier generally has a quadrangular cross-section.
( pilier) an upright support post of square or rectangular section, usually of masonry.
Intermediate bridge supports located between two adjacent bridge spans.
A vertical architectural element.
a pillar supporting a structure such as an arch or bridge
Without piers there would be no Great Cathedrals to speak of. The solid standing piers serve as the main support to the heavy strain of the Gothics vertical aspirations. The piers take on many column shapes (rounded, cross and rectangular) but will also take the form of a segment of wall. The term derives from the Norman French: piere or pere.
1. The solid masonry support (pillar or column) that supports an arch or bridge. 2. The structural support in a building, usually of solid masonry, but larger and less decorative than a column. 3. Any solid mass of masonry between openings. 4. A squat medieval and Romanesque forms of columns, often changing in section from square to circular or polygonal. A compound pier (or clustered pier) is a pier comprising a number of shafts, common in Gothic architecture
An isolated column of masonry.
A concrete structure designed to transfer vertical load from the base of a column to the foundation.
Driven concrete piles with the pile heads resting at about water level. Piers are used at the channel crossing and surrounding area because of the increased height required.
A vertical block of brickwork, which may either be isolated or attached to the face of a wall.
A concrete used to transfer vertical load from the base of a column to the footing. Steel buildings without a concrete foundation often use piers to mount the columns to the ground.
A vertical supporting structure, as a section of wall between two openings or one supporting the end of an arch or lintel.
A column of brickwork. Isolated Pier. A free-standing pier which may or may not be loadbearing. Engaged Pier. A pier which is bonded to a wall. Also called an Attached Pier or Pilaster.
A vertical structure which supports the ends of a multi-span superstructure at a location between abutments. Also see column and pile.
A precast concrete block set on or into the ground to support wood foundation members, such as posts, beams, girders, or joists.
A vertical mass of masonry used for support lacking the shape and detail of a column.
The mass of masonry between arches and other openings.
A column of masonry used to support other structural members. Back to the Top
a vertical support member, usually of concrete or block which supports a post
a heavy column or pillar which holds up a bridge
Vertical support of a structure standing in a stream or other body of water. Used in a general sense to include bents and abutments.
To stand upon a pier in your dream, denotes that you will be brave in your battle for recognition in prosperity's realm, and that you will be admitted to the highest posts of honor. If you strive to reach a pier and fail, you will lose the distinction you most coveted.
A vertical structure, located between abutments, that supports the bridge superstructure. Piers transfer forces from the superstructure to the earth.
A concrete structure designed to transfer vertical load from the base of a column to a footing.
AN INDEPENDENT FOOTING, USUALLY EXTENDING ABOVE GRADE, INTENDED TO SUPPORT A COLUMN OR OTHER LOAD.
A vertical support or substructure unit that supports the spans of a multi-span superstructure at an intermediate location between its abutments.
A structural support, usually in the form of square, rectangular, or composite. It was first used in Muslim architecture and became popular in European (Gothic) medieval architecture.
A vertical, unattached masonry support.
Freestanding pillar of different shapes used to support the weight of walls above
A rectangular masonry support column.
In a foundation, concrete, brick or wood supports under a pier and beam house.
A bridge support that is in the water. Those on the land are called bents.
A column of masonry, usually rectangular in horizontal cross section, used to support other structural members.
In Gothic architecture, a number of small columns grouped together.
Column designed to support a concentrated load. Pier columns are made of steel, steel reinforced concrete or wood. Alternately, a structure extending out into the water which is supported by numerous columns providing access to water or vessels.
A usually pemenant base for a telescope mount featuring by a single erect pillar.
A vertical piece of concrete, used as a footing to support a post. Make your own piers by pouring concrete, or purchase a ready-made concrete pier. Home Improvement Encyclopedia
vertical masonry column, usually concrete, that supports beam or load from above
a solid masonry support which can be conceived as a fragment of a wall section, as distinct from a column [image
A type of building foundation that uses columns of masonry to support the structure
Any column of masonry that is used to support other structural members such as beams or girders.
With regard to construction; it is a column used to support other structural members.
A large pillar used to support a roof.
In architecture, a pier is an upright support for a superstructure, such as an arch or bridge. The cross section of the pier is generally square, or rectangular, although other shapes are also possible. In medieval architecture, massive circular supports called drum piers, cruciform (cross-shaped), and composite piers are common.