A closed-coil helical spring is to have stiffness of 900 N/m in compression with a maximum load of 45 N and a maximum shearing stress of 120 N/mm2.The length of the spring is 45 mm. find the wire diameter, mean coil radius and the number of coils. Take C= 40000 N/mm2

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A closed-coil helical spring is to have stiffness of 900 N/m in compression with a maximum load of 45 N and a maximum shearing stress of 120 N/mm2.The length of the spring is 45 mm. find the wire diameter, mean coil radius and the number of coils. Take C= 40000 N/mm2

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