Table of Contents
- 1 Which force should be more in the spokes of cycle wheel compressive or tensile?
- 2 What are the stresses acting on the spokes of a bicycle wheel?
- 3 How tight should spokes be bike wheel?
- 4 Which of the following stresses acts on the spokes of the flywheel?
- 5 How are spokes manufactured?
- 6 How do spokes keep the rim from wobbling?
- 7 Why are the spokes on my Car Wheel loose?
Which force should be more in the spokes of cycle wheel compressive or tensile?
But before you get close, the tensile force gets sufficiently greater that it will carry the wheel. So while it is conceivable that a spoke (at the bottom of the wheel, where it touches the ground) is in compression, it will not support the weight of the bike.
What tense should spokes be?
The most essential key to a long lasting wheel is even spoke tension. They should be nice and tight and even all round. Any spoke that is tighter than the rest may cause ones next to it to loosen, and is more likely to snap as it’s taking more strain than it should do.
What are the stresses acting on the spokes of a bicycle wheel?
Therefore, spokes are subjected to tensile stress. At high speeds, there are additional tensile stress on spokes due to the centrifugal force offered by the wheel rim.
What force do you need to apply when you want to fill up a bicycle TYRE?
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How tight should spokes be bike wheel?
Once the rim is free from blips and serious flat spots, check the tension of the spokes. Put your thumb around one spoke and your fingers around the spoke next to it and squeeze. The spokes should feel tight and firm. They should have just a little give when you squeeze them fairly hard.
How tight should tension spokes be?
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Which of the following stresses acts on the spokes of the flywheel?
tensile stress
Therefore the spokes of the flywheel are subjected to tensile stress.
What are spokes?
A spoke is one of some number of rods radiating from the center of a wheel (the hub where the axle connects), connecting the hub with the round traction surface.
How are spokes manufactured?
If bladed spokes are being produced, they go through one final step, called flat forging. The spokes are fed into a press and a force of up to 250 tonnes forms the bladed profile between two dies. This cold forming process again cold works the material, further increasing strength.
Do spokes hold tension under compression?
Now depending on the design of the wheel the spokes may not be designed to hold under compression, but the will all hold tension. Take a bicycle wheel for example. The spokes are essentially single strand cables and act more like string than a bar or metal. They will effectively hold zero compressive load but will do quite well with tension.
How do spokes keep the rim from wobbling?
And since the spokes are angled, from the rim and alternating between one side of the wheel hub and the other side, their tension also keeps the rim straight (i.e keeps the rim from wobbling as the wheel turns). That’s why you have to adjust the tension of spokes on the two sides of the wheel hub, to take any wobble out of the wheel.
What percentage of the bicycle weight is taken by spokes in tension?
I assume that most of the weight of the bicycle is taken by spokes in tension, but there must also be a contribution from spokes in compression. Any idea of percentages? For conventional wheels (32 spoke), the answer is 0\% compression, 100\% tension.
Why are the spokes on my Car Wheel loose?
This is because they are becoming loose under the compression while the top spokes are becoming tight and stretching slightly. Most car wheels “spokes” will hold under both compression and tension because they are thicker and won’t bend under compression.