Civil Engineering Reference
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common nails
, and are regularly made in sizes from 1 inch (2d) to
6 inch (60d), as shown in Table 1-2 (see Figures 1-4 through 1-8).
Ta ble 1-2
Common Nails
Plain
Coated
Length
No. per
Length
Per 50-
Size
in.
Gauge No.
Pound
in.
Gauge No.
Pound Box
2d
1
15
876
1
16
43,800
3d
1
1
/
4
14
568
1
1
/
8
15
1
/
2
28,400
4d
1
1
/
2
12
1
/
2
316
1
3
/
8
14
15,800
5d
1
3
/
4
12
1
/
2
271
1
5
/
8
13
1
/
2
13,500
11
1
/
2
1
7
/
8
6d
2
181
13
9000
2
1
11
1
2
1
12
1
7d
/
4
/
2
161
/
8
/
2
8000
8d
2
1
/
2
10
1
/
4
106
2
3
/
8
11
1
/
2
5300
9d
2
3
/
4
10
1
/
4
96
2
5
/
8
11
1
/
2
4800
10d
3
9
69
2
7
/
8
11
3400
3
1
/
4
3
1
/
8
12d
9
63
10
3100
16d
3
1
/
2
8
49
3
1
/
4
9
2400
20d
4
6
31
3
3
/
4
7
1500
30d
4
1
/
2
5
24
4
1
/
4
6
1200
4
3
/
4
40d
5
4
18
5
900
50d
5
1
/
2
3
14
5
1
/
4
4
700
60d
6
2
11
5
3
/
4
3
500
Spikes
You can think of a
spike
as an extra large nail, sometimes quite a
bit larger. Generally, spikes range from 3 to 12 inches long and are
thicker than common nails. Point style varies, but a spike is normally
straight for ordinary uses (such as securing a gutter). However, a
spike can also be curved or serrated, or cleft to make extracting
or drawing it out very difficult. Spikes in larger sizes are used to
secure rails to ties, in the building of docks, and for other large-
scale projects.
If you have a very large job to do, it is well to know the holding
power of nails (see Table 1-3). In most instances, this information
will not be required, but in more than a few cases, it is.
Tests for the holding power of nails (and spikes) ranging in size
from 6d to 60d are shown in Table 1-4. It is interesting to note, in
view of the relatively small force required to withdraw nails, that
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