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What happens to a close-coiled helical spring when a moment M is applied along the helix axis?

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17 Jan 2019
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When a moment M acts along the axis of a close-coiled helical spring, the spring undergoes pure bending. The mean diameter and the number of coils do not change under this condition.

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