SPRINGS

1. How long a wire is needed to make helical spring having a mean diameter of 1 inch
if there are 8 Active coils?
A. 25.13 in B. 26.65 in C. 30.21 in D. 32.34 in
2. Compute the deflection of an 18 coils helical spring having a load of 100 kg. The
modulus of elasticity in shear of spring is 96.62 Gpa, OD of 9.256 cm and with wire
diameter of 9.525 mm. The spring is squared and ground ends.
A. 9 cm B. 101 cm C. 11 cm D. 14 cm
3. Compute the maximum deflection of a 20 coils helical spring having a load of 75
kgs. The spring is a square/ground ends with modulus of elasticity in shear of 79.84
Gpa, outside diameter of 101.6 mm, wire diameter of 9.525 mm.
A. 140.7 mm B. 112.7 mm C. 15.17 mm D. 126.7 mm
4. A three extension coil springs are hooked in series that support a single weight of
100 kg. The first spring is rated at 0.400 kg/mm and the other 2 lower springs is
rated at 0.64 kg/mm. Compute the total deflection.
A. 563 mm B. 268 mm C. 156 mm D. 250 mm
5. A high alloy spring having squared and ground ends and has a total of 16 coils and
modulus of elasticity in shear of 85 Gpa. Compute the Wahl factor. The spring outside
diameter is 9.66 cm wire diameter is 0.65 cm.
A. 1.058 B. 1.185 C. 1.10 D. 1.2
6. A coil spring with 5 cm outside diameter is required to work under the load of 190
N. The wire diameter is 5 mm, the spring is to have 6 active coils and the ends are to
be closed and ground. Determine the total number of coils. The modulus of rigidity is
80 Gpa, and the mean radius is to be 23 mm, with 7 mm pitch of the spring.
A. 6.5 coils B. 8.5 coils C. 7.5 coils D. 9.5 coils
7. A helical spring having square and ground ends a total of 18 coils and its material
has modulus of elasticity in shear of 78.910 Gpa. If spring has an outside diameter of
10.42 cm and wire diameter of 0.625 cm, compute the maximum deflection that can be
produced in the spring due to a load of 50 kgs.
A. 302 mm B. 490 mm C. 342 mm D. 322 mm
8. An extension coil spring is to be elongated 5 in under a load of 50 lb. What is the
spring rate?
A. 5 lb/min B. 10 lb/min C. 15 lb/min D. 20 lb/min
9. A spring has a rate of 50 lb with a spring index of 8. If stress induced is 90,000
psi, determine the wire diameter.
A. 0.058 in B. 0.828 in C. 0.452 in D. 0.1157 in
10. Determine the maximum shearing stress of a helical spring composed of 20 turns of
20 mm diameter wire on a mean radius of 80 mm when the spring is supporting a load of
2 KN. G =83,000 Gpa.
A. 108.20 Mpa B. 98.62 Mpa C. 120.60 Mpa D. 88.68 Mpa
11. A helical spring is made by wrapping steel wire 20 mm diameter around a forming
cylinder 150 mm in diameter. Compute the elongation of the spring without exceeding a
shearing stress of 140 Mpa if it is composed of 18 turns.
A. 96.42 mm B. 100.6 mm C. 117.57 mm D. 89.62 mm
12. It is found that a load of 50 lbs on extension coil spring deflects 8.5 in. What
load will the spring deflects 2.5 in?
A. 10.64 lb B. 12.48 lb C. 13.48 lb D. 14.70 lb
13. A spring sustains 200 ft-lb of energy with deflection of 3 in. Assume that the
coil diameter is 7 times the wire diameter and allowable stress of 100,000 psi,
determine the wire diameter.
A. 0.416 in B. 0.321 in C. 0.568 in D. 0.672 in
14. A weight of 100 lbs strikes a coil from a height of 18 inches and deflects the
spring of 6 inches. Find the average force acting on the spring.
A. 600 lb B. 700 lb C. 800 lb D. 900 lb
15. A Three coil spring is hooked in series and support a weight of 70 kg. One spring
has a spring rate of 0.209 kg/min and the other two have spring rates of 0.643 kg.mm.
Find the deflection.
A. 346.71 mm B. 389.30 mm C. 552.65 mm D. 416.58 mm
16. Four compression coil spring in parallel support a load of 360 kg. Each spring has
a gradient of 0.717 kg/mm. Find the deflection.
A. 125.52 mm B. 132.52 mm C. 138.52 mm D. 145.52 mm
17. A force of 1.1 KN is acting on a 7.5 active coils with wire diameter of 13 mm. The
outside diameter of coil is 117 mm and G = 80 GN/m2. Find the coil deflection.
A. 27.60 mm B. 29.80 mm C. 32.50 mm D. 34.60 mm
18. A square and ground ends spring has a pitch of 20 mm, wire diameter of 12.5 mm.
If there are 12 Actual numbers of coils, find the deflection when the spring is
compressed to its solid strength.
A. 78 mm B. 75 mm C. 77 mm D. 79 mm
19. A spring with plain ends has 15 active coils, diameter of 6 mm and pitch of 10 mm.
If spring rate is 100 KN/m, determine the solid force.
A. 4 KN B. 5 KN C. 6 KN D. 7KN
20. A spring has a spring rate of 30 KN/m. If wire diameter is 10 mm with mean
diameter of 70 mm, determine the number of active coils. G = 80 GN/m2
A. 6.54 B. 7.82 C. 8.42 D. 9.72
21. A spring has a diameter of 25 mm and 12 active coils. If a load of 10 KN is
applied it deflects 75 mm. Determine the mean diameter of the spring if G = 80 GN/m2
A. 124.65 mm B. 129.65 mm C. 134.65 mm D. 140.65 mm
22. A helical-coil spring has a mean coil diameter of 1 inch and a wire diameter of
1/8 inch. Determine the curve correction factor of the spring.
a) 1.144 b) 1.44 c) 1.1144 d) 1.1414
23. A spring has a rate of 50 lb with a spring index of 8. If stress induced is 90,000
psi, determine the wire diameter.
A. 0.058 in B. 0.828 in C. 0.452 in D. 0.1157 in
24. A steel wire 10 m long, hanging vertically supports a tensile load of 2 KN.
Neglecting the weight of wire, determine the required diameter if the stress is not to
exceed 140 Mpa and the total elongation is not to exceed 5 mm. Assume E = 200 Gpa.
A. 2 mm B. 3 mm C. 4 mm D. 5 mm
25. A helical-coil spring has a mean coil diameter of 1 inch and a wire diameter of
1/8 inch. Determine the value of Bergstrassar factor of the spring.
a) 1.172 b) 1.712 c) 1.217 d) 1.271
26. Three extension springs are hooked in series that support a single weight of 100
kg. The first spring is rated at 4 kN/m and the other two springs are rated 6 kN/m
each. Determine the equivalent stiffness of the three springs.
a) 1.71 kN/m b) 5 kN/m c) 2.71 kN/m d) 3.71 kN/m
27. A 6 mm steel wire is 5 m long and stretches 8 mm under a given load. If modulus of
elasticity is 200 Gpa, find the load applied.
A. 7 KN B. 8 KN C. 9 KN D. 10 KN

Flywheels

1. A cast iron flywheel is rotated at a speed of 1200 rpm and having a mean radius of
1 foot. If the weight of the rim is 30 lbs, what is the centrifugal force? Use factor
C = 41.
A. 14,800 lbs B. 14,860 lbs C. 14,987 lbs D. 14,724 lbs
2. A flywheel for a punching press must be capable of furnishing 3400 N-m of energy
during the 25% revolution while the hole is being punched. The flywheel maximum speed
is 200 rpm and the speed decreases 8.7% during the load stroke. The mean radius of the
rim is 1016 mm diameter to be 1.20 times that of the rim. Find the weight of the
flywheel.
A. 97.5 kg B. 65.2 kg C. 103.34 kg D. 234.5 kg
3. A press is used to punch 10 holes per minute of 30 mm diameter hole from 25 mm
thick plate. Determine the power needed to punch a hole if ultimate shear stress is
400 Mpa
A. 2.68 Kw B. 1.96 Kw C. 3.58 Kw D. 0.96 Kw
4. The kinetic energy needed to punch a hole is 5 KJ. What is the maximum thickness of
a hole that can be punch if hole diameter is 25 mm and ultimate shearing stress of
plate is 420 Mpa.
A. 12.61 mm B. 14.68 mm C. 17.41 mm D. 19.62 mm
5. During a punching process of 350 kg flywheel the speed varies from 200 rpm to 180
rpm with 1 m mean diameter. Determine the kinetic energy released by the flywheel
A. 3.64 KJ B. 6.28 KJ C. 4.51 KJ D. 5.62 KJ
6. A plate 200 mm wide and 25 mm thick with strength of 410 Mpa is to be shear along
its width. During shearing process an 800 mm mean diameter flywheel changes its speed
from 200 rpm to 180
During shearing process an 800 mm mean diameter flywheel changes its speed from 200
rpm to 180 rpm. Determine the weight of flywheel to be use.
A. 3265.84 kg B. 3452.71 kg C. 3821.72 kg D. 3845.97 kg
7. The energy required to punch a square hole from 20 mm thick plate is 10 KJ. If the
ultimate strength of plate is 420 Mpa, determine the maximum sides of square that can
be punched.
A. 45 mm B. 30 mm C. 60 mm D. 55 mm

8. A 1 mm mean diameter flywheel, 500 kg weight changes its speed from 220 rpm to 200
rpm during shearing process. What average force is needed to shear a 30 mm thick plate
Shearing process. What average force is needed to shear a 30 mm thick plate.
A. 384 KN B. 653 KN C. 234 KN D. 1082 KN
9. The energy required to punch a hole is 3 KJ from a flywheel mean diameter of 800 mm
that slows down from 3.3 rps to 3 rps during punching. If weight of arm and hub
account 10% of rim weight, determine the rim weight.
A. 421.08 kg B. 457.40 kg C. 482.68 kg D. 416.68 kg
10. A flywheel has a total weight of 500 kg and the weight of arm and hub is 8% of
total weight. It has a mean diameter of 1 m and width of 300 mm. Determine the
thickness of the flywheel if density of material is 7000 kg/m3.
A. 60.65 mm B. 65.48 mm C. 69.72 mm D. 75.42 mm
11. A flywheel has a rim weight of 450 kg and mean radius of 450 mm. If the rim width
is 5 times the rim thickness and material density is 7200 kg/m3, determine the width
of flywheel.
A. 332.45 mm B. 242.61 mm C. 286.76 mm D. 298.78 mm
12. The power required to shear a plate 50 mm thick for 10 seconds is 5 Kw. If
ultimate strength of plate is 420 Mpa. How wide should the plate be?
A. 80.42 mm B. 85.65 mm C. 90.28 mm D. 95.23 mm
13. A 900 mm mean diameter flywheel has a width of 350 mm, 75 mm thick and density of
7100 kg/m3 Neglecting the weight of arm and hub, find the energy released if its speed
changes from 280 rpm to 250 rpm
A. 7.89 KJ B. 9.30 KJ C. 5.48 KJ D. 6.71 KJ
14. A flywheel weighing 1000 kg has a radius of gyration of 1.5 m. The normal
operating speed is 160 rpm and coefficient of fluctuation is 0.08, determine the
energy released by the flywheel.
A. 31.70 KJ B. 36.70 KJ C. 41.70 KJ D. 46.70 KJ
15. A 5 ft mean diameter flywheel has to absorb 3500 ft-lb of energy and maintain a
coefficient of fluctuation of 0.09. If mean speed is 80 ft/sec, find the weight of
flywheel.
A. 190.66 lbs B. 195.66 lbs C. 198.66 lbs D. 200.77 lbs