Springs

Overview

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AUTHOR

Michel DUCHEMIN: Engineer from the Institut Catholique d'Arts et Métiers de Lille - Engineer from the École Supérieure de Soudure Autogène in Paris - Rail product manager at Ressorts Industrie

INTRODUCTION

In this article, we'll look at various examples of how springs can be used for rebound, elastic suspension and shock loads.

Notations and symbols
Symbol	Unit	Definition
The notations C, f, F, H, P, t, U, W, v, θ, ω and γ may vary in the article with the position of a mass and be assigned an index corresponding to this position: 0 for the initial position ; x , f , ... for the distance from the initial position ; θ, ... for the angle of rotation with respect to the initial position ; M for maximum distance. The elastic potential W is a function of the deflection f of the spring; the notation W is assigned an index corresponding to this deflection.
A	mm