Description : A close-coiled helical spring of stiffness 30 N/mm is arranged in series with another such spring of stiffness 60 N/mm. The stiffness of composite unit is (a) 20 N/mm (b) 30 N/mm (c) 45 N/mm (d) 90 N/mm
Last Answer : (a) 20 N/mm
Description : Two close-coiled helical springs are equal in all respects except the number of turns. If the number of turns are in the ratio of 2:3, then the stiffness of the spring will be in the ratio of (a) 2:3 (b) 4:9 (c) 3:2 (d) 9:4
Last Answer : (c) 3:2
Description : A close –coiled helical spring is cut into two equal parts. The stiffness of the resulting springs will be (a) same (b) double (c) half (d) One-fourth
Last Answer : (b) double
Description : Determine number of coils in a helical compression spring, if modulus of rigidity is 80 Gpa and spring stiffness is 50 N/ mm. Assume wire diameter and spring index as 8 mm and 5 respectively a. 11.8 turns b. 12.8 turns c. 13.3 turns d. None of the above
Last Answer : b. 12.8 turns
Description : Strain energy in a close coiled helical spring is (a) τ2/8G (b) τ2/16G (c) τ2/4G (d) None
Last Answer : (c) τ2/4G
Description : A close coiled helical spring is compressed. Its wire is subjected to A. Compression B. Tension C.Shear D. Torque
Last Answer : B. Tension
Description : A spring used to absorb shocks and vibrations is (a) Close-coil helical spring (b) Open coiled helical spring (c) Spiral spring (d) Leaf spring
Last Answer : (d) Leaf spring
Description : Deflection in a close coiled helical spring is (a) 16 WR3n/Gd4 (b) 32 WR3n/Gd4 (c) 64 WR3n/Gd4 (d) None
Last Answer : (c) 64 WR3n/Gd4
Description : Shear stress in a close coiled helical spring is (a) 16WD/π d3 (b) 32WD/π d3 (c) 8WD/π d3 (d) None
Last Answer : (c) 8WD/π d3
Description : The close-coiled helical springs ‘A’ and ‘B’ are of same material, same coil diameter, same wire diameter and subjected to same load. If the number of turns of spring ‘A’ is half that of spring ‘B’, the ratio of deflection of spring ‘A’ to spring ‘B’ is (a)1/2 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
Last Answer : (a)1/2
Description : When a close-coiled helical spring is subjected to an axial load, it is said to be under. (a) Bending (b) Shear (c) Torsion (d) Crushing
Last Answer : (c) Torsion
Last Answer : d) Leaf spring
Description : A helical spring is fabricated by wrapping wire 19.05 mm in diameter around a forming cylinder 203.2 mm in diameter. Compute the number of turns required to permit an elongation of 101.6 mm. without exceeding a shearing ... G = 82737 N/mm2. a. 10 turns b. 20 turns c. 25 turns d. 30 turns
Last Answer : a. 10 turns
Description : Initial gap between two turns of a close coil helical tension spring should be a. 0.5 mm b. based on the maximum deflection c. 1 mm d. zero
Last Answer : d. zero
Description : The type of stress induced in a closed coiled helical tension spring is a. tensile b. compressive c. torsional shear d. tensile and compressive
Last Answer : c. torsional shear
Description : A spring of stiffness 100 N/mm used in a spring-loaded safety valve of diameter 20 mm on a boiler with the pressure inside the boiler equal to 1 MPa should be initially compressed by a. 5mm b. 3.14 mm c. 2mm d. 6.28 mm
Last Answer : b. 3.14 mm
Description : There are number of laminations in a (a) Close coiled spring (b) Open coiled spring (c) Spiral spring (d) None
Last Answer : (d) None
Description : A close coiled spring under axial load produces (a) Bending stresses (b) Shear stresses (c) Tensile stresses (d) None
Last Answer : (b) Shear stresses
Description : Angle of helix in a close coiled spring is (a) < 100 (b) >100 (c) =100 (d) None
Last Answer : (a) < 100
Description : A compression spring is made of music wire of 2 mm diameter having a shear strength and shear modulus of 800 Mpa and 80 Gpa respectively. The mean coil diameter is 20mm, free length is 40 mm, and the number ... by 8 times b. decreased by 2 times c. increased by 2 times d. decreased by 8 times
Last Answer : a. increased by 8 times
Description : Determine the maximum shearing stress and elongation in a helical steel spring composed of 20 turns of 20-mm-diameter wire on a mean radius of 90 mm when the spring is supporting a load of 1.5 kN. and G = 83 GPa. a. 200 mm b. 105.4 mm c. 150 mm d. 250 mm
Last Answer : b. 105.4 mm
Description : Two concentric springs with stiffness equal to 100 N/mm and 80 N/mm respectively, when subjected to load of 900N will deflect by a. 9mm b. 11.25 mm c. 5mm d. 31.5 mm
Last Answer : c. 5mm
Description : A closely coiled helical spring of radius R, contains n turns and is subjected to an axial load W. If the radius of the coil wire is r and modulus of rigidity of the coil material is C, the deflection of the coil is (A) WR3n/Cr4 (B) 2WR3n/Cr4 (C) 3WR3n/Cr4 (D) 4WR3n/Cr
Last Answer : (D) 4WR3n/Cr
Description : A closely coiled helical spring of radius R, contains n turns and is subjected to an axial loadW. If the radius of the coil wire is r and modulus of rigidity of the coil material is C, the stress developed in the helical spring is (A) WR/ 3 (B) 2WR/ 3 (C) 2WR/ 2 (D) 4WR/ 2
Last Answer : (B) 2WR/ 3
Description : The stiffness of the close coil helical spring is (A) d 4N/8D 3n (B) d 4N/4D 3n (C) 4D 3N/d 4n (D) 8D 3N/d 4n
Last Answer : (A) d 4N/8D 3n
Description : Wahl’s stress concentration factor is used in close coiled springs under axial load to account for (a) Shear effect (b) Bending effect (c) Compression effect (d) none
Last Answer : (b) Bending effect
Description : Find the shear stress in the spring wire used to design a helical compression sprig if a load of 1200N is applied on the spring. Spring index is 6, and wire diameter 7mm. a) 452.2N/mm² b) 468.6N/mm² c) 512.2N/mm² d) None of the listed
Last Answer : b) 468.6N/mm²
Description : Most important features of any spring are (a) Deflection, stiffness and strength (b) Stiffness, bending and shear strengths (c) Strain energy, deflection and strength (d) None
Last Answer : (c) Strain energy, deflection and strength
Description : In a square and ground helical spring the effective number of turns is incresead by a. 1 b. 2 c. 1.5 d. 0 Ans: b 77. Frequency of the fluctuating load of helical compression ... vibration c. slightly greater than the natural frequency d. twenty times less than the natural frequency of vibration
Last Answer : d. twenty times less than the natural frequency of vibration
Description : A spring with 25 active coils cannot be accommodated within a given space. Hence 5 coils of the spring are cut. The stiffness of the new spring will be a. the same b. 1.25 times the original spring c. 0.8 times the original spring d. 20 times the original spring
Last Answer : b. 1.25 times the original spring
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) The equivalent stiffness of two springs (of equal stiffness 'S') in series is S/2 while in parallel is 2S (B) For a helical spring, deflection is ... is less than the buckling load (D) Modulus of resilience is proportional to (stress at elastic limit)2
Last Answer : (C) Crushing load or columns is less than the buckling load
Description : The spring used in mechanical toys is (a) Leaf spring (b) Spiral spring (c) Helical spring (d) All of these
Last Answer : (b) Spiral spring
Description : The spring constant of a helical compression spring does not depend on a. Coil diameter b. Material strength c. Number of active turns d. wire diameter
Last Answer : b. Material strength
Description : A open helical spring under axial torque is designed on the basis of (a) Shear (b) Compression (c) Bending (d) None
Last Answer : d) None
Description : A closed helical spring under axial torque is designed on the basis of (a) Shear (b) Compression (c) Bending (d) None
Last Answer : (c) Bending
Description : A closed helical spring under axial load is designed on the basis of (a) Shear (b) Compression (c) Bending (d) None
Last Answer : (a) Shear
Description : When two helical springs of equal lengths are arranged to form a cluster spring, then a. Shear stress in each spring will be equal b. Load taken by each spring will be half the total load c. Only A is correct d. Both A and B is correct
Last Answer : d. Both A and B is correct
Description : A helical spring of constant k is cut into four equal pieces and the four pieces are then combined in parallel. The equivalent spring constant will be (a) k/16 (b) k/4 (c) 4k (d) 16k
Last Answer : (d) 16k
Description : The load required to produce a unit deflection in the spring is called (a) Modulus of Rigidity (b) Spring stiffness (c) Flexural rigidity (d) Tensional rigidity
Last Answer : b) Spring stiffness
Description : Stiffness of the spring can be increased by a. increase the number of turns b. increase the free length c. decrease the number of turns d. decrease the spring wire diameter
Last Answer : c. decrease the number
Description : A spring is designed for (a) Higher strength (b) Higher deflection (c) Higher stiffness (d) None
Last Answer : (b) Higher deflection
Description : In the above question, the ratio of stiffness of spring A to spring B is (a) 1/2 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
Last Answer : (c) 2
Last Answer : (b) Spring stiffness
Description : The helix angle in case of closely coiled helical spring is (A) less than 5° (B) 5° to 7° (C) 7° to 10° (D) more than 10°
Last Answer : (D) more than 10°
Description : The helix angle in case of closely coiled helical spring is (A) less than 10° (B) 10° to 15° (C) 15° to 20° (D) more than 20°
Last Answer : (A) less than 10°
Description : A close coil helical spring of mean diameter D consists of n coils of diameter d. If it carries an axial load W, the energy stored in the spring, is (A) 4WD²n/d 4N (B) 4W²Dn/d 4N (C) 4W²D3n/d 4N (D) 4W²D3n²/d 4N
Last Answer : (C) 4W²D3n/d 4N
Description : Solid length for helical compression springs having square and ground ends is given as _________. a. (n + 2)d b. (n + 3)d c. (n + 1)d d. None of the above
Last Answer : a. (n + 2)d