07/12/2017 Strength of Materials - - Unit 13 - Week 12

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Week 1 Week 12 Assignment

1) A close coiled helical spring is to have a stiffness of 1N/mm of compression under maximum 1 point
Week 2
load of 50 N and a maximum shearing stress of 130 N/mm2. The solid length of the spring when the coils
Week 3 are touching is 45mm. Find the mean diameter of the coil and number of coils required. Modulus of
rigidity G= 42GPa. Consider stress concentration factor K=1.
Week 4
34.7 mm ;14

Week 5 44.5 mm ; 20
24.7 mm ; 25
Week 6 17.4 mm ; 28

Week 7 No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Week 8 Accepted Answers:
34.7 mm ;14
Week 9
2) A vehicle weighing 40 kN is moving at 2.5 km per hour. Find the 1 point
Week 10 number of springs each of 20 coils required in a buffer stop to absorb the
kinetic energy of the vehicle during a compression of 200 mm. Each spring has
Week 11 a coil diameter of 250 mm, diameter of the spring rod is 20 mm. Modulus of
rigidity is 42 GPa.
Week 12
12
Lecture 39 : 18
Springs-I
25
Lecture 40 :
30
Springs-II
No, the answer is incorrect.
Quiz : Week 12
Assignment Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
Week 12
Assignment 18
Solution
3) A helical spring is fabricated by wrapping wire 20mm in diameter around a forming cylinder 1 point
200mm in diameter. Compute the number of turns required to permit an elongation of 100mm without
exceeding a shearing stress of 124 MPa. Modulus of rigidity G = 82 GPa.

8
20
11
15

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No, the answer is incorrect.
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Accepted Answers:
11

4) A rigid bar, hinged at one end, is supported by two identical springs as shown in Figure. 1 point
Each spring consists of 20 turns of 10-mm wire having a mean diameter of 150 mm. Compute the
maximum shearing stress in the left and right springs respectively. Neglect the mass of the rigid bar.

7.74 MPa ; 23.23 MPa

15.58 MPa ; 46.46 MPa
26.82 MPa ; 38.45 MPa
35.46 MPa ; 28.67 MPa

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
7.74 MPa ; 23.23 MPa

5) Two closely coiled helical springs A and B are similar in all respect but the number of turns 1 point
in A is just half of the number of turns in B. What is the ratio of deflection in spring A to B?

1/8
1/4
1/2
2

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
1/2

6) An open-coiled helical spring has a mean radius of 200 mm and 18 coils of wire of 20 mm 1 point
diameter at a pitch of 100mm. Find out the maximum normal stress and shear stress in the wire when
the spring is subjected to an axial load of 250 N.

25.12 MPa; 12.44 MPa

35.44 MPa; 32.88 MPa
20.32 MPa; 18.45 MPa
45.86 MPa; 40.12 MPa

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
35.44 MPa; 32.88 MPa

7) A close coiled helical spring is to be designed which shall deflect 100 mm under an axial 1 point
load of 80 N at a shear stress of 100 MPa. Modulus of rigidity of the round wire is 80 GPa. The mean
diameter of the coils is to be 20 times the diameter of the wire. Find out the length of wire necessary to
form the spring. Consider stress concentration factor K=1.

4m
16 m

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8m
12 m

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
4m

8) In a closed coil springs, other quantities remaining same if the wire diameter is doubled, then 1 point
the stiffness of spring compared to original one will become

Twice
Four times
Eight times
Sixteen times

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
Sixteen times

9) For the problem in Question number 6, Find out the deflection due to the given loading 1 point
condition. E=200 GPa and G=80 GPa.

180.32 mm
90.16 mm
150.42 mm
75.12 mm

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
180.32 mm

10)In an open-coiled helical spring of fifteen coils the stresses due to bending and torsion are 1 point
80 MPa and 100 MPa respectively when the spring is loaded axially. The mean diameter of the coil is 5
times the wire diameter. Find the maximum allowable axial load for a maximum extension of 20 mm.
Consider E=210 GPa and G=80 GPa.

1110 N
1241 N
1280 N
1180 N

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
1241 N

11)Find the mean Radius of an open coiled spring of helix angle 60° to 1 point
give a vertical deflection of 40 mm and an angular rotation of the loaded end
of 0.05 radian under an axial load of 60 N. The spring is made of a wire of 10
mm diameter. E=210 GPa and G=80 GPa

120.5 mm
100.4 mm
80.6 mm
140.8 mm

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
100.4 mm

ompute maximum normal stress

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12)Compute maximum normal stress for a open coiled helical spring with 1 point
 mean radius 80 mm and helix angle 30° under an axial load of 50 N. The
spring is made of 20mm diameter wire. Neglect the tensile stress due to direct
tension and shear stress due to transverse shear

3.82 MPa
10.52 MPa
8.42 MPa
12.78 MPa

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
3.82 MPa

13)A  closely coiled helical spring is made out of round steel wire 6mm in 1 point
diameter, the coils having a mean diameter of 80mm. What axial pull will
produce a shear stress of 140MPa? If the modulus of rigidity of the wire is 8 X
104 MPa and the spring has 20 coils, how much will the spring extend under
this pull?  Consider stress concentration factor K=1.

110.4N; 100.25mm
168.4N; 137.25mm
148.4N; 117.25mm
178.4N; 157.25mm

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
148.4N; 117.25mm

14)A close-coiled helical spring is made of steel wire 6mm diameter, has 8 turns of mean 1 point
diameter of 65mm and the pitch of the coils when the spring is unloaded is 15mm. Determine the axial
load which when applied gradually will cause the coils just to close up. (G=8X104MPa)

224.7 N
324.7 N
424.7 N
524.7 N

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
424.7 N

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