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Bethlehem column Bethlehem columnRolled-steel H-section used as a column; it was manufactured by the Bethlehem Steel Company as a replacement for columns built up from steel plate and angle irons.box columnA hollow, built-up column constructed of wood, usually rectangular or square in section. cabled columnA column in the shape of twisted strands of a large-fiber rope. cabled flute columnA column or pilaster with semicircular convex moldings in the center of the flutes, usually starting at the base of the column and stopping at one-third or one-half the column height; the moldings may be plain or ornamental.channel columnA hollow steel column composed of a pair of channels that are attached with plates so that the channels are facing outward.clustered columnA column or pillar composed of a cluster of attached or semiattached additional shafts, grouped together to act as a single structural or design element.   composite columnA column in which a metal structural member is completely encased in concrete containing special spiral reinforcement.coupled columnColumns set as close pairs with a much wider space between the pairs.   diminished columnA column with a greater diameter at its base than at its capital.  elephantine columnA large round or square column that has a broad base and tapers toward the top, found in many bungalow-style homes. embedded columnA column that is partly, but not wholly, built into a wall.engaged columnA column that is attached and appears to emerge from the wall, as decoration or as a structural buttress.  grouped columnsThree or more closely spaced columns or pilasters forming a group, often on one pedestal. half-columnAn engaged column projecting approximately one-half its diameter, usually slightly more. insulated columnA column which is entirely detached from a main building or structure. knotted columnA column with a shaft carved to resemble a knot or two intertwined ropes. lally columnA proprietary name for a cylindrical column that is filled with concrete; used as a structural column to provide support to beams or girders.long columnA column whose slenderness ratio is high, making it liable to failure by buckling.  |