When a closely-coiled helical spring of mean diameter (D) is subjected to an axial load (W), the stiffness of the spring is given by

A $$\frac{{{\text{C}}{{\text{d}}^4}}}{{{{\text{D}}^3}{\text{n}}}}$$
B $$\frac{{{\text{C}}{{\text{d}}^4}}}{{2{{\text{D}}^3}{\text{n}}}}$$
C $$\frac{{{\text{C}}{{\text{d}}^4}}}{{4{{\text{D}}^3}{\text{n}}}}$$
D $$\frac{{{\text{C}}{{\text{d}}^4}}}{{8{{\text{D}}^3}{\text{n}}}}$$

Correct Answer: $$\frac{{{\text{C}}{{\text{d}}^4}}}{{8{{\text{D}}^3}{\text{n}}}}$$

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