JonnyRotten
Mechanical
- Aug 31, 2005
- 14
Hi folks,
I'm sure this is a simple question but here goes. I have a plate with 2 coil springs, 1 pushing from each side of the plate. Each with a force of 5Lbs. So the plate is at equilibrium. For argumments sake, lets say each spring is identical with a spring rate of 1Lb/in. If i then add an external force of 1Lb to the plate then what happens to the force and displacement? Would it move 0.5" in the direction of the external load? Which means it decreases the load from 1 spring to 4.5Lbs and increases the load in the other spring to 5.5Lbs? So have I effectively doubled the spring rate?
Thanks
Jonny
I'm sure this is a simple question but here goes. I have a plate with 2 coil springs, 1 pushing from each side of the plate. Each with a force of 5Lbs. So the plate is at equilibrium. For argumments sake, lets say each spring is identical with a spring rate of 1Lb/in. If i then add an external force of 1Lb to the plate then what happens to the force and displacement? Would it move 0.5" in the direction of the external load? Which means it decreases the load from 1 spring to 4.5Lbs and increases the load in the other spring to 5.5Lbs? So have I effectively doubled the spring rate?
Thanks
Jonny