A helical compression spring has a scale of 400 lbs/inch, an inside diameter of 2.5 inches, a free length of 8 inches and with squared and ground ends. Material is to be chrome vanadium steel. For a load P of 750 lbs and for the average service Determine the standard size wire diameter Determine the number of active coils

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Problem 11.2.4P: Repeat Problem 11.2-3 assuming that R= 10 kN · m/rad and L = 2 m.
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A helical compression spring has a scale of 400 lbs/inch, an inside diameter of 2.5 inches, a free length of 8 inches and with squared and ground ends. Material is to be chrome vanadium steel. For a load P of 750 lbs and for the average service

  1. Determine the standard size wire diameter
  2. Determine the number of active coils
  3. Determine the solid height
  4. Determine the stress at solid height
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A helical compression spring has a scale of 400 lbs/inch, an inside diameter of 2.5
inches, a free length of 8 inches and with squared and ground ends. Material is to be
chrome vanadium steel. For a load P of 750 lbs and for the average service

  1. Determine the standard size wire diameter
  2. Determine the number of active coils
  3. Determine the solid height
  4. Determine the stress at solid height
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