Name : Restu Arief Darmawan

NPM : 118130109

Class : 1A Bilingual

NAIL

In woodworking and construction, a nail is a small object made of metal (or wood, called a
tree nail or "trunnel") which is useful as a fastener, as a peg to hang something, or sometimes as a
decoration. Generally, nails have a sharp point on one end and a flattened head on the other, but
headless nails are available. Nails are made in a great variety of forms for specialized purposes. The
most common is a wire nail. Other types of nails include pins, tacks, brads, spikes, and cleats.

Nails are typically driven into the workpiece by a hammer, a pneumatic nail gun, or a small
explosive charge or primer. A nail holds materials together by friction in the axial direction and shear
strength laterally. The point of the nail is also sometimes bent over or clinched after driving to prevent
pulling out.

TENSES

Simple Present Tense

• a nail is a small object made of metal

• which is useful as a fastener

• The most common is a wire nail

Simple Past Tense

Passive Voice

• Nails are typically driven into the workpiece by a hammer

New Vocabulary

• Common : General : Umum

• Friction : Rubbing : Gosokan

• Clinched : Obtained : Diperloeh

Summary

a nail is a small object made of metal (or wood, called a tree nail or "trunnel") which is useful as a
fastener. Generally, nails have a sharp point on one end and a flattened head on the other, but
headless nails are available. Nails are typically driven into the workpiece by a hammer.

Civil Engineering Dept.

Universitas Gunung Jati