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Coil Springs
Coil springs are mainly subjected to torsion. The failure of the spring occurs due to
shear. The stress varies uniformly form a maximum at the surface to zero at centre of
the circular cross-section. The average stress is equal to two-thirds the maximum. A coil
spring is diagram-matically shown in Fig. 22.47. At both the ends of the coil spring,
there is a dead coil, smaller in size to the main spring and ground off flat so that it can
rest on the spring seat properly.
Let, P = axial load on the spring, N
d = diameter of the spring, m
D = mean coil diameter, m
Example 22.2. A typical coil suspension spring has 10 effective coils of a mean
diameter 125 mm and made out of wires of diameter 15 mm. The spring is designed to
carry a maximum static load of3531.6N. Calculate the shear stress and the deflection
under the above loading.
If a maximum shear stress of 637650 kPa is allowable in the material, then what is the
possible clearance in the spring ? Take the value ofG = 73575 x 10 kPa.
22.9.3.
Torsion-bar Springs
A rod or tube acting in torsion can work as a torsion-bar spring. The torsion-bar is a bar
of spring steel that is anchored to the frame at one end while the other end is freely
supported and