CONTENTS

Sr.No. Topic Name Page No.

1 Introduction 1
1.1 Mechanical Springs 1
1.2 Relevance 2
1.3 Objectives 3
1.4 Proposed Work 3
1.5 Available Facilities 4
1.6 Nomenclature of Conical Compression Spring 5
2 Literature Review 7
3 Static Analysis of Conical Compression Spring 9
3.1 Linear Cylindrical Spring 9
3.2 Linear Conical Spring 11
3.3 Nonlinear conical spring 11
3.3.1 Linear Region 12
3.3.2 Nonlinear Region 12
3.4 Experimental Verification 13
3.4.1 Static Analysis on UTM 14
3.5 Static Analysis by Analytical Method 15
3.6 Plots of load v/s Deflection Curve Obtained by 16
Experimentally and Analytically
4 Motion Transmissibility 21
4.1 Transmissibility 21
4.1 Vibration Isolation 25
4.3 Experimental transmissibility Curve 27
5 Conclusion 31
6 Reference 33
7 Work Plan 34
 LIST OF FIGURES

Fig.No. Name of Figure Page No.

1.1 Spring as Shock Absorber 1

1.2 Shooting Pistol 2
1.3 Railway wagon 2
1.4 Photograph of conical compression spring 5
3.1 Spring coil behaves essentially as a straight bar in pure torsion 10
3.2 Load-Deflection characteristics of conical spring 11
3.3 Linear behavior n free coils 12
3.4 Spring Testing on UTM 15
3.6 Load–Deflection graph of spring 1 16
3.7 Load–Deflection graph of spring 2 17
3.8 Load–Deflection graph of spring 3 17
3.9 Load–Deflection graph of spring 4 18
3.10 Load–Deflection graph of spring 5 18
3.11 Load–Deflection graph of spring 6 19
3.12 Load–Deflection graph of spring 7 19
4.1 Schematic of mass-spring-damper system 21
4.2 Transmissibility Curve 24
4.3 Vibration isolation systems 25
4.4 Theoretical Transmissibility Curve 26
4.5 Photograph of Motion Transmissibility Measuring Test Setup 27
4.6 Experimental Transmissibility Curve 29
4.7 Theoretical Transmissibility Curve Plotted on MATLAB 30
 LIST OF TABLES

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3.1 Conical Compression Spring Dimensional Characteristics 14
3.2 Stiffness for various springs 20
4.1 Calculations and Readings on Transmissibility Test-rig. 29