Citations:ramset

Noun: large nail or bolt fired or fixed into hard materials

 * 1979, unlisted author, The South Australian State Reports, volume 9, page 283:
 * That fastening, as is clear from the evidence of those witnesses, is done with a ramset gun and it requires considerable effort to remove the ramsets which require to be jemmied up with a hammer and jemmy bar

Verb: to fire such a fastening

 * 1964, unlisted author, Board of Contract appeals decisions, volume 64, page 685:
 * “. If you elect ramsetting into the stone, it is your responsibility to prevent damage to the stone.”
 * 1975, P. F. Walsh, The Design of Residential Slabs-on-Ground, CSIRO, page 14:
 * To prevent subsequent damage by ramsetting, the coils or cables should have a minimum of 50 mm cover.
 * 1980, William J. Jewell, Anaerobic fermentation of agricultural residue: potential for improvement and implementation : final report, volume 2, Cornell University, page 148:
 * It was felt that since the ramsetting of the steel bars to the digester wall had failed, a new system was required.