DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF LEAF SPRING

Abstract:

A leaf spring is a simple form of spring commonly used for

the suspension in wheeled vehicles. Originally called a laminated or carriage spring and
sometimes referred to as a semi-elliptical spring or cart spring. The shackle takes up the tendency
of the leaf spring to elongate when compressed and thus makes for softer springness.The
suspension leaf spring is one of the potential items for weight reduction in automobile as it
designing a better suspension system with better ride quality if it can be achieved without much
increase in cost and decrease in quality and reliability.
The standard machines are designed for a displacement in the order of microns. But the leaf spring
testing machine must permit displacements in the order of centimeters. The machine must be
capable of exerting heavy loads in the range of a few tones. The machine must be equipped with a
suitable fixture, which will simulate the actual mounting of the leaf spring in the automobile. This
lead to the need of a servo-hydraulic testing machine for the testing of leaf springs. Hence, a
hydraulic-testing machine for testing of leaf springs has been designed and fabricate.
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S No.

NAME

ROLLNUMBER

E MAIL

MOBILE NO.

1.

Rohit Kumar

118R1A03A7

rkrohitsuman04@gmail.com

8121377386

2.

B Ramesh

118R1A0371

rameshbukya226@gmail.com

7032323627

3.

B Rathan Singh

118R1A0368

banavathrathan4@gmail.com

8688072359

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