The following data refer to two close-coiled helical steel springs.
SPRING
FREE HEIGHT
d
D
N
1
55 mm
4,75 mm
30 mm
8
2
48 mm
5,3 mm
44 mm
6
One spring is placed inside the other, not touching each other, and compressed between a pair of parallel plates until the distance between the plates is 40 mm. Make a neat detailed sketch of the spring and plate assembly. If G = 83 GPa for both springs, calculate the following:
5.1 The force applied to the spring assembly. /4/
5.2 The shear stress induced in each spring./3/
5.3 The total strain energy stored in the spring assembly./3/
5.4 The stiffness of each spring./3/
5.5The equivalent stiffness of a single spring that can be substituted in place of these springs.
(Spring index)
(Pitch)
free length/N-1
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