A helical compression spring is to be cycled between 150 lbf and 300 lbf with a 1-in stroke. The number of cycles is low, so fatigue is not an issue. The coil must fit in a 2.1-in diameter hole with a 0.1-in clearance all the way around the spring. Use unpeened music wire with squared and ground ends. (a) Determine a suitable wire diameter, using a spring index of C=7. (b) Determine a suitable mean coil diameter. (c) Determine the necessary spring constant. (d) Determine a suitable total number of coils. (e) Determine the necessary free length so that if the spring were compressed to its solid length, there would be no yielding

A helical compression spring is to be cycled between 150 lbf and 300 lbf with a 1-in stroke. The number of cycles is low, so fatigue is not an issue. The coil must fit in a 2.1-in diameter hole with a 0.1-in clearance all the way around the spring. Use unpeened music wire with squared and ground ends. (a) Determine a suitable wire diameter, using a spring index of C=7. (b) Determine a suitable mean coil diameter. (c) Determine the necessary spring constant. (d) Determine a suitable total number of coils. (e) Determine the necessary free length so that if the spring were compressed to its solid length, there would be no yielding

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Chapter2: Axially Loaded Members

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