TEST ON CLOSED COIL SPRING

Exp No: 8a
Date:

Aim:
To conduct test on the given spring and to determine the rigidity modulus and spring constant.
Apparatus Required:
1. Spring testing machine
2. Meter Scale
3. Vernier Calipers
Formula:

 8WD 3 n 
Modulusof rigidity =  
 d 4
 
Where
W = average load (kg)
N = number of turns
 = deflection (mm)
D = average diameter
d = diameter of coil
p = pitch (mm)
Procedure:

 The length of spring, the inner and outer diameter was noted.
 The spring is placed in the correct position.
 The least count of the dial gauge is noted.
 Load is applied and the deflection of the spring was noted down for every 10 kg.
 The deflection is measured from the scale attached to the machine and the same procedure is repeated
for each unloading.
 The spring constant and modulus of rigidity are calculated analytically.

Graph:

The graph is plotted between load and deflection. Load is along Y-Axis and deflection along X-Axis.

Observations:

Number of turns (n) =

Length of spring (L) =
Diameter of coil (d) =
Inner diameter of spring (D1) =
Outer diameter of spring (D2) =
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Mean Diameter D =  D1  D2 
 2 
 

Radius of coil = d/2 =

Pitch = L/n =

Axial Deformation (mm) Spring

Modulus of
Sl. Load(W) Constant
Loading Unloading Average Rigidity (N)
no (kg) (K)
(N/mm 2 )
(N/mm)
1.
2
3
4
5
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Model Calculations:
 8WD 3 n 
Modulus of Rigidity =  
 d 4
 
From Graph:

W
K= =


8D 3 N  W 
N=   =
d4   

Result:

(i) Spring Constant (k)

a) Analytically =
b) Graphically =

(ii) Modulus of Rigidity (N)

a) Analytically =
b) Graphically =

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