This document contains 15 problems involving computing properties of helical springs such as maximum shearing stress, elongation, number of turns, spring constant, wire diameter, and maximum load. The problems provide information about the material, dimensions, load, and shear stress limit of various springs and ask to calculate associated spring properties. Materials include bronze, steel, and phosphor bronze and specifications like shear modulus are provided for each material.
This document contains 15 problems involving computing properties of helical springs such as maximum shearing stress, elongation, number of turns, spring constant, wire diameter, and maximum load. The problems provide information about the material, dimensions, load, and shear stress limit of various springs and ask to calculate associated spring properties. Materials include bronze, steel, and phosphor bronze and specifications like shear modulus are provided for each material.
This document contains 15 problems involving computing properties of helical springs such as maximum shearing stress, elongation, number of turns, spring constant, wire diameter, and maximum load. The problems provide information about the material, dimensions, load, and shear stress limit of various springs and ask to calculate associated spring properties. Materials include bronze, steel, and phosphor bronze and specifications like shear modulus are provided for each material.
This document contains 15 problems involving computing properties of helical springs such as maximum shearing stress, elongation, number of turns, spring constant, wire diameter, and maximum load. The problems provide information about the material, dimensions, load, and shear stress limit of various springs and ask to calculate associated spring properties. Materials include bronze, steel, and phosphor bronze and specifications like shear modulus are provided for each material.
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The passage discusses different types of springs and how to calculate their properties such as shearing stress, elongation, number of turns, mean radius, etc. using material properties like modulus of rigidity.
Heavy steel springs, light springs, bronze springs, and phosphor bronze springs are discussed.
Properties used include wire diameter, mean radius, number of turns, modulus of rigidity, load supported.
1.
Determine the maximum shearing stress and
elongation in a bronze helical spring composed of 20 turns of 1.0-in.-diameter wire on a mean radius of 4 in. when the spring is supporting a load of 500 lb. Use G = 6 106 psi.
2. A helical spring is fabricated by wrapping wire
in. in diameter around a forming cylinder 8 in. in diameter. Compute the number of turns required to permit an elongation of 4 in. without exceeding a shearing stress of 18 ksi. Use G = 12 106 psi.
3.Compute the maximum shearing stress developed
in a phosphor bronze spring having mean diameter of 200 mm and consisting of 24 turns of 20-mmdiameter wire when the spring is stretched 100 mm. Use G = 42 GPa.
4.A rigid bar, pinned at O, is supported by two
identical springs as shown in Fig. P-348. Each spring consists of 20 turns of -in-diameter wire having a mean diameter of 6 in. Determine the maximum load W that may be supported if the shearing stress in the springs is limited to 20 ksi.
5. As shown in Fig. P-350, a homogeneous 50-kg
rigid block is suspended by the three springs whose lower ends were originally at the same level. Each steel spring has 24 turns of 10-mm-diameter on a mean diameter of 100 mm, and G = 83 GPa. The bronze spring has 48 turns of 20-mm-diameter wire on a mean diameter of 150 mm, and G = 42 GPa. Compute the maximum shearing stress in each spring.
6.Determine the maximum shearing stress and
elongation in a helical heavy steel spring composed of 10 turns of 10-mm-diameter wire on a mean radius of 50 mm when the spring is supporting a load of 2 kN. Use G = 83 GPa.
7. Determine the maximum shearing stress and
elongation in a bronze helical spring composed of 15 turns of 1.0-in.-diameter wire on a mean radius of 5 in. when the spring is supporting a load of 500 lb. Use G = 6 106 psi.
8. A helical light spring has a wire .5 in. in diameter
around a forming cylinder 9 in. in diameter. Compute the number of turns required to permit an elongation of 5 in. without exceeding a shearing stress of 18 ksi. Use G = 12 106 psi.
9. Compute the maximum shearing stress
developed in a phosphor bronze spring having mean diameter of 250 mm and consisting of 20 turns of 100-mm-diameter wire when the spring is stretched 100 mm. Use G = 42 GPa.
12. Compute for the mean radius of a heavy spring
with a wire diameter of 15mm supporting a load of 300N. Maximum shearing stress is 6 MPa.
13. Determine the maximum shearing stress in a
bronze helical heavy spring composed of 6 turns of . 8 -in.-diameter wire on a mean radius of 7 in. when the spring is supporting a load of 525 lb.
10. A light spring has a wire 1.5 in. in diameter
around a forming cylinder 10 in. in diameter. Compute the number of turns required to permit an elongation of 10 in. without exceeding a shearing stress of 18 ksi. Use G = 12 106 psi.
14. Compute for the spring constant of a bronze
spring having a mean radius of 131 mm with a wire diameter of 12 mm and 19 turns supporting a load of 69N. Use G = 42 GPa.
11. Compute for the diameter of the light spring if
the allowable shearing stress is 5 MPa and having a mean radius of 150 mm supporting a load of 1.5KN.
15. .Compute for the maximum load that a
phosphor bronze spring can carry having mean
diameter of 324 mm and consisting of 12 turns of
14-mm-diameter wire when the spring is stretched 107 mm. G = 42 GPa.