1. Introduction

This experiment is being conducted because springs are used in one’s daily lives, like in one’s refrigerators, springs are used to keep the door shut, in cars, springs are used in the suspension and shock absorbers. A coil spring is made of resilient steel rod. It extends as the wheel moves down and compresses as the wheel moves up, so the car body remains reasonably level (Alex Muir, 2019). Springs are usually part of the inner workings of contraptions so, most people do not its importance to the world and we want to educate some people on how springs are used in lots of machines and without them, technology would not have advanced so far. Many sports equipment are also reliant on springs, like the chest expander, which you pull on both handles together and this will stretch the springs to how much you need them stretched, then as you release the tension, the springs will use all their energy to pull themselves back to their normal initial position (KB Delta, 2018). Springs are also used in the Aerospace industry as they form the backbone of many parts and components and allow aircraft, drones, satellites, solar panels, aircraft controls, valves, throttles, and more, to function the way they do. (Airedale Springs, 2016).This experiment will determine whether arranging the springs in series and parallel would affect its effective elastic constant. When needing springs of a higher elastic constant, instead of buying a stiffer one (which may cost a lot more), it is possible to get a few smaller and lower elastic constant springs and arrange them in either series or parallel. So finding out the way spring combinations affect its effective elastic constant can make springs more efficient, stronger and durable. Springs are used in many of our machines and the concept of an elastic constant can be applied in many objects such as rubber bands, bows, slingshots and exercise equipment. The concept of F=-kx will be used to find out the effective elastic constant of the springs With F being the force applied, k being the elastic constant and x being the spring extension. Because springs are so heavily utilised in our lives, it is important to find out how the different combinations affect its effective elastic constant so that we know the maximum elastic limit of the spring. Perhaps, arranging the spring in different possible ways could help in making the spring more effective and have a higher spring constant to withstand more weight without breaking or getting damaged. This way, springs can be used for more purposes as it can withstand more weight and be more commonly used in industrial purposes as well. This may lead to better industrial machinery, bigger and more fuel-efficient planes and cars with higher shock absorption.

This data can be used to find the ideal type of springs for specific stiffness of springs that they need and they can choose from our research data whether to use series or parallel spring combinations if they need too for contraptions that they are making.