A spring is a device used to absorb or store energy and release it when required, "A spring is defined as an elastic machine element that deflects under the action of the load and returns to its original shape when the load is removed". The deformation produced in the spring is not permanent nature and regain their original shape when load is removed. It finds application in railway carriages, motor cars, motor cycles, watches, governors etc
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Strength of Materials Chapter 6 Shaft and Spring
A spring is a device used to absorb or store energy and release it when required, "A spring is defined as an elastic machine element that deflects under the action of the load and returns to its original shape when the load is removed". The deformation produced in the spring is not permanent nature and regain their original shape when load is removed. It finds application in railway carriages, motor cars, motor cycles, watches, governors etc