A closely coiled helical spring is made of 13 mm diameter steel wire, the coil consisting of 15 complete turns with a mean diameter of 13cm. The spring carries an axial pull of 600 N. Determine the shear stress induced in the spring neglecting the effect of stress concentration. Select one: O a. 200MPA O b. 94.92 MPa O c. 100 MPa O d. 120MPA

A closely coiled helical spring is made of 13 mm diameter steel wire, the coil consisting of 15 complete turns with a mean diameter of 13cm. The spring carries an axial pull of 600 N. Determine the shear stress induced in the spring neglecting the effect of stress concentration. Select one: O a. 200MPA O b. 94.92 MPa O c. 100 MPa O d. 120MPA

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Chapter5: Stresses In Beams (basic Topics)

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