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Central spring gap

A rigid plate of negligible mass rests on a spring system consisting of five vertical springs, four identical outer springs in a square formation and another spring at their center. The central spring is 5 mm shorter than the outer springs.


Each of the outer springs consists of 25 turns of 20 mm wire on a mean diameter of 40 mm. The central spring has 30 turns of 15-mm wire on a mean diameter of 35 mm.


A load P = 40 kN is now applied to the plate. If G = 83 GPa, determine:


  1. Load carried by the central spring (kN)

  2. Load carried by each of the outer springs (kN)

  3. Maximum shearing stress of the central spring (MPa)

  4. Maximum shearing stress of a single outer spring (MPa)

  5. Total deformation of the central spring (mm)

  6. Total deformation of the outer spring (mm)


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