Sorry for the confusion again. I have uploaded an image that shows the cross section of the assembly. Hope this helps. Please follow this link to see the drawing:
http://geocities.com/prabeshlohani/temp/spring.JPG
Thanks for the help.
Sorry for the confusion. I am trying to calculate fatigue life of rings under axial compression. The rings will be forced to expand radially outward due to the loading.
I'm trying to analyze fatigue behavior in compression rings, and was wondering if anyone could help me find appropriate loading, size, surface etc. factors I could use for my calculations. Most of the data published are for beams in bending. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
