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Frequency of the fluctuating load on a helical compression spring should be

(a) less than natural frequency of vibration

(b) twenty times the natural frequency of vibration

(c) slightly greater than the natural frequency

(d) twenty times the natural frequency of vibration

The question was posed to me during an interview for a job.

The query is from Closely-coiled Helical Spring and Compound Pendulum topic in chapter Simple Harmonic Motion of Machine Kinematics

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Correct choice is (d) twenty times the natural frequency of vibration

The best I can explain: If the frequency of application of load matches the natural frequency of vibration, very high stresses are induced in the spring material causing fatigue failure. It can be avoided by keeping the natural frequency at least 20 times greater.

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