column slenderness ratio
1slenderness ratio — noun : the ratio of the length of a structural member (as a column) to its least radius of gyration * * * Rocketry. See aspect ratio (def. 4a) …
2Buckling — In engineering, buckling is a failure mode characterized by a sudden failure of a structural member subjected to high compressive stresses, where the actual compressive stress at the point of failure is less than the ultimate compressive stresses …
3Pilaster — A pilaster is a slightly projecting flattened column built into or applied to the face of a wall. In discussing Leon Battista Alberti s use of pilasters, which Alberti reintroduced into wall architecture, Rudolf Wittkower wrote, The pilaster is… …
