Engineering:Support (structure)

A support can refer to a variety of structures in architecture that includes arches, beams, columns, balconies, and stretchers.

Varieties of support

Name	Schematic diagram	Simple figure	Restriction			Reaction
			Vertical	Horizontal	Rotation (Moment)	Direction	Number
Movable support			○	×	×	Error creating thumbnail: convert-im6.q16: cache resources exhausted `/tmp/magick-srhoVQPNClivRGFHuC3W3d0617RkTbhd.png' @ error/cache.c/OpenPixelCache/4119. convert-im6.q16: no images defined `PNG:/tmp/transform_0b5be5590884.png' @ error/convert.c/ConvertImageCommand/3234.	1
Hinged support			○	○	×	Error creating thumbnail: convert-im6.q16: cache resources exhausted `/tmp/magick-Ms19xEMDYh5ppwSNuTS7_g71UP0CMkr7.png' @ error/cache.c/OpenPixelCache/4119. convert-im6.q16: no images defined `PNG:/tmp/transform_5b5ec7890301.png' @ error/convert.c/ConvertImageCommand/3234.	2
Fixed support			○	○	○	Error creating thumbnail: convert-im6.q16: cache resources exhausted `/tmp/magick-p_fprESNk6fN_weL3Q1obloDwO7dWpuh.png' @ error/cache.c/OpenPixelCache/4119. convert-im6.q16: no images defined `PNG:/tmp/transform_9c7954f436a3.png' @ error/convert.c/ConvertImageCommand/3234.	3
Middle hinge (for axial member)			○	○	×
Middle hinge (for beam member)