UNIT 3:TORSION OF SHAFTS & SPRINGS

Dr. M. Selavaraj
Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
A closed coiled helical spring is made out of a 10 mm diameter steel rod, the
coils having 12 complete turns and a mean diameter of 100 mm. It carries an
axial pull of 250 N. Calculate the shear stress induced in the section of the
rod, G = 80 GPa. Calculate the deflection under the pull, the amount of energy
stored in the spring during the extension and stiffness.
Shear stress = 72.91 N/mm2
Deflection = 30 mm
Energy stored = 3.75 Nm or J
Stiffness = 8.3 N/mm
A closed coiled helical spring of 10 cm mean diameter is made up of 1cm
diameter rod and has 20 turns (coils). The spring carries an axial load of 200
N. Determine the shearing stress. Determine the deflection when carrying
this load. Take G = 84 GPa. Also calculate the stiffness of the spring.

Shear stress = 58.30 N/mm2

Deflection = 40 mm
Energy stored = 4 Nm or J
Stiffness = 5 N/mm
Design a closed coiled helical spring for the following data.
Stiffness = 5 N/mm; Solid length = 100 mm; Load = 200 N
Allowable Shear stress = 58.30 N/mm2; Modulus of rigidity = 84 GPa.
Coil diameter, D = 75.7 mm
Wire diameter, d = 8.5 mm
Number of turns, n = 12
A truck weighing 20 kN and moving at 6 km/h has to be brought to rest by a
buffer. Find how many springs, each of 15 coils, will be required to store
the energy of motion during a compression of 200 mm. The spring is made
out of 25 mm diameter steel rod coiled to a mean diameter of 200 mm. Take
G = 94.5 Gpa
Load, W = 7.69 kN
No. of springs =3.69 = 4