Spring Constant

TESTING INVESTIGATION: EFFECTIVE SPRING CONSTANT

GIVEN: springs, hooked masses, meterstick

TASKS:

1. Determine the effective spring constant for one spring using two methods: a static method and a dynamic method.

2. Determine the effective spring constant of two springs connected in series

3. Determine the effective spring constant of two springs connected in parallel

Lab Report: Graphs of data for single spring: static and dynamic methods including linearized graph for dynamic method.

For combination springs include force diagrams and derivation of effective spring constant equations