1.

Determine the maximum shearing stress and

elongation in a bronze helical spring composed of
20 turns of 1.0-in.-diameter wire on a mean radius
of 4 in. when the spring is supporting a load of 500
lb. Use G = 6 106 psi.

2. A helical spring is fabricated by wrapping wire

in. in diameter around a forming cylinder 8 in. in
diameter. Compute the number of turns required to
permit an elongation of 4 in. without exceeding a
shearing stress of 18 ksi. Use G = 12 106 psi.

3.Compute the maximum shearing stress developed

in a phosphor bronze spring having mean diameter
of 200 mm and consisting of 24 turns of 20-mmdiameter wire when the spring is stretched 100 mm.
Use G = 42 GPa.

4.A rigid bar, pinned at O, is supported by two

identical springs as shown in Fig. P-348. Each spring
consists of 20 turns of -in-diameter wire having a
mean diameter of 6 in. Determine the maximum
load W that may be supported if the shearing stress
in the springs is limited to 20 ksi.

5. As shown in Fig. P-350, a homogeneous 50-kg

rigid block is suspended by the three springs whose
lower ends were originally at the same level. Each
steel spring has 24 turns of 10-mm-diameter on a
mean diameter of 100 mm, and G = 83 GPa. The
bronze spring has 48 turns of 20-mm-diameter wire
on a mean diameter of 150 mm, and G = 42 GPa.
Compute the maximum shearing stress in each
spring.

6.Determine the maximum shearing stress and

elongation in a helical heavy steel spring composed
of 10 turns of 10-mm-diameter wire on a mean
radius of 50 mm when the spring is supporting a
load of 2 kN. Use G = 83 GPa.

7. Determine the maximum shearing stress and

elongation in a bronze helical spring composed of
15 turns of 1.0-in.-diameter wire on a mean radius
of 5 in. when the spring is supporting a load of 500
lb. Use G = 6 106 psi.

8. A helical light spring has a wire .5 in. in diameter

around a forming cylinder 9 in. in diameter.
Compute the number of turns required to permit an
elongation of 5 in. without exceeding a shearing
stress of 18 ksi. Use G = 12 106 psi.

9. Compute the maximum shearing stress

developed in a phosphor bronze spring having mean
diameter of 250 mm and consisting of 20 turns of
100-mm-diameter wire when the spring is stretched
100 mm. Use G = 42 GPa.

12. Compute for the mean radius of a heavy spring

with a wire diameter of 15mm supporting a load of
300N. Maximum shearing stress is 6 MPa.

13. Determine the maximum shearing stress in a

bronze helical heavy spring composed of 6 turns of .
8 -in.-diameter wire on a mean radius of 7 in. when
the spring is supporting a load of 525 lb.

10. A light spring has a wire 1.5 in. in diameter

around a forming cylinder 10 in. in diameter.
Compute the number of turns required to permit an
elongation of 10 in. without exceeding a shearing
stress of 18 ksi. Use G = 12 106 psi.

14. Compute for the spring constant of a bronze

spring having a mean radius of 131 mm with a wire
diameter of 12 mm and 19 turns supporting a load
of 69N. Use G = 42 GPa.

11. Compute for the diameter of the light spring if

the allowable shearing stress is 5 MPa and having a
mean radius of 150 mm supporting a load of 1.5KN.

15. .Compute for the maximum load that a

phosphor bronze spring can carry having mean

diameter of 324 mm and consisting of 12 turns of

14-mm-diameter wire when the spring is stretched
107 mm. G = 42 GPa.