ABSTRACT
AflatloadfortheBellevillespringmustbeselected.Mostmanufacturersoffermorethanone flatloadforagivenboltsize.Furthermore,multiplewasherscanbestackedinparallelto achievevaryingflatloads.ThemethodsoutlinedinSectionVIII.Bofthishandbookmaybe usedtodeterminepreloadasifnoBellevilleswereemployed.Next,aspringmanufacturer's literatureisusedtofindaspringorcombinationofspringswithaflatloadthatisclosetothis preloadfigure.
