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The leaf spring is a representative type of laminated structure. Based on the linear theories of curve beams, the first derivatives of the leave’s status-vector of the leaf spring are provided. The first derivatives of the combination status-vector are obtained by properly dealing with the nonlinear interacted forces between adjacent leaves. Moreover, the precise integration technology and the transform matrix method are introduced to solve the equations. The force-displacement curve of a leaf spring is then calculated separately by using the present method and the finite element software ANSYS. From the results, the precision and advantages of the present methods for analyzing the leaf spring are revealed. The Coulomb’s damping ratio of the leaf spring is studied by using the present method.
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Wen-jun Wu currently works as a lecturer at the Department of Automobile Engineering at GuangXi University of Technology, China. He is also currently pursuing his Ph.D at the Beijing Institute of Technology, China. His research interests include computational mechanics, attitude control of spacecraft, and vibration control of complex structures.
Le-mei Zhu is a Ph.D candidate from the Beijing Institute of Technology, China. Her research interests include adaptive control, spacecraft attitude control, and sloshing suppression.
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Wu, Wj., Zhu, Lm., Yu, X. et al. Novel method for equivalent stiffness and Coulomb’s damping ratio analyses of leaf spring. J Mech Sci Technol 26, 3533–3538 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-012-0866-9
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