General Studies · Machine Design
For a spring system designed to absorb energy, which of the following changes would most effectively increase the total energy absorption capacity without altering the spring's stiffness (k)?
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- 1Decreasing the spring's free length.
- 2Decreasing the number of coils.
- 3Increasing the spring's free length and allowable maximum deflection.✓
- 4Using a material with a higher modulus of elasticity.
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Increasing the spring's free length and allowable maximum deflection.
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