Description
Combining the practical with the theoretical, this landmark book gives a full and definitive treatment of springs and spring materials. It is a valuable tool for engineers, stress analysts, machine designers, spring manufacturers and draftsmen.
A.M. Wahl analyzes the limitations of certain spring types, as well as optimum procedures for carrying out practical designs. Effects of elevated temperatures and fatigue loading are treated extensively.
In addition to practical design data, an extensive treatment of the basic theoretical aspects underlying the design of many types of mechanical springs is presented. These types include coned-disk, torsion, flat, leaf, ring, torsion-bar and rubber springs, with emphasis on the widely used helical compression or tension spring. The book contains numerous charts, tables and curves.