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Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids
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Hammering of Nails and Pitons

Piero Villaggio

Dipartimento di Ingegneria Strutturale, Universita di Pisa, I-56126 Pisa, Italy

Hammering nails into timber is amongst the oldest techniques, but understanding the accompanying mechanics is difficult. We here suggest simple models that explain the penetration of a nail into a small hole or narrow crack. The fixing of nails into cracks is also now common in mountaineering both to aid safety and to facilitate climbing.

Key Words: elastic and plastic contact

Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, Vol. 10, No. 4, 461-468 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/1081286505036443
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