Français
3. Single leaf spring
Many road and rail vehicles, especially the heaviest ones, are suspended on leaf springs mounted on two supports.
3.1 Single blade
A blade loaded on two supports can be considered as the juxtaposition of two flexible arms joined together (figure 6 ). An arm of length supports a load P 1 equal to the reaction of one of the supports, and an arm of length
The Ultimate Scientific and Technical Reference
This article is included in
Mechanical functions and components
This offer includes:
Knowledge Base
Updated and enriched with articles validated by our scientific committees
Services
A set of exclusive tools to complement the resources
Practical Path
Operational and didactic, to guarantee the acquisition of transversal skills
Doc & Quiz
Interactive articles with quizzes, for constructive reading
Single leaf spring
Multi-leaf spring
