[Tex/LaTex] Drawing Mechanical System with springs in tikz

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I need help drawing the following systems in Latex for a paper. I am no tikz expert so it is beyond my capabilities at the moment. Schematic drawing of the systems
Any help is appreciated.

This is how far I managed with the help of the tips below

    \documentclass[10pt]{article}  

\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{calc,,patterns,decorations.pathmorphing,decorations.markings}
\usetikzlibrary{positioning}

\usepackage{pgfplots}

\begin{document}

\begin{tikzpicture}
\tikzstyle{ground}=[fill,pattern=north east lines,draw=none,minimum width=4em,minimum height=1em]

\node[draw, minimum width=12em,minimum height=1em, inner sep=0] (S1) at (0,0){cap};
\path (S1.south west) -- (S1.south east) coordinate[pos=0.05](p1) coordinate[pos=0.9](p2)coordinate[pos=0.5](c1);

% left leg
\node[draw, minimum width=1em,minimum height=8em,  yshift=0em, xshift=-0.05em, inner sep=0,below=-0.05em of p1 ] (S2){};
% ground at left leg
\node (ground1) at (S1.south) [ground,yshift=-8em,xshift=-5.5em,anchor=north] {};
\draw (ground1.north west) -- (ground1.north east);

% right leg
\node[draw, minimum width=1em,minimum height=8em, yshift=0em,xshift=0.7em, inner sep=0,below=-0.05em of p2 ] (S3){};
% ground at left leg
\node (ground2) at (S1.south) [ground,yshift=-8em,xshift=5.5em,anchor=north] {};
\draw (ground2.north west) -- (ground2.north east);

\node[draw, minimum width=1em,minimum height=12em, inner sep=0,below=0em of c1 ] (S4){L};

\node[draw, minimum width=1em,minimum height=12em, inner sep=0,below=0em of c1, rotate around={10:(c1)},dashed] (S4){$ \theta $};

 \draw[-latex, thick] (0.70,-4.25) -- node[above] {$\large\mathsf{F_w}$} +(1.5,0);

\end{tikzpicture}
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\vspace{2cm}

\begin{tikzpicture}
\tikzstyle{ground}=[fill,pattern=north east lines,draw=none,minimum width=4em,minimum height=1em]
\tikzstyle{spring}=[thick,decorate,decoration={zigzag,pre length=0.3cm,post length=0.3cm,segment length=6}]

\node[draw, minimum width=12em,minimum height=1em, dashed, inner sep=0] (S1) at (0,0){cap};
\path (S1.south west) -- (S1.south east) coordinate[pos=0.05](p1) coordinate[pos=0.9](p2)
coordinate[pos=0.5](c1);

\node[draw, minimum width=12em,minimum height=1em,  inner sep=0] (S1b) at (1em,0){ };
\path (S1b.south west) -- (S1b.south east) coordinate[pos=0.05](p1b) coordinate[pos=0.9](p2b)
coordinate[pos=0.5](c1b);

\path (S1.south west) -- (S1.south east) 
coordinate[pos=0.05](p3) coordinate[pos=0.9](p4) coordinate[pos=0.5](c2);

% left leg
%\node[draw, minimum width=1em,minimum height=8em,  yshift=0em, xshift=-0.05em, inner sep=0,below=-0.05em of p1 ] (S2){};
% ground at left leg
\node (ground1) at (S1.south) [ground,yshift=-8em,xshift=-5.5em,anchor=north] {};
\draw (ground1.north west) -- (ground1.north east);
\draw [spring](ground1.north) -- ($(S1b.south east)!(ground1.north)!(S1b.south west)$);

% right leg
%\node[draw, minimum width=1em,minimum height=8em, yshift=0em,xshift=0.7em, inner sep=0,below=-0.05em of p2 ] (S3){};
% ground at left leg
\node (ground2) at (S1.south) [ground, yshift=-8em,xshift=5.5em, anchor=north] {};
\draw (ground2.north west) -- (ground2.north east);
\draw [spring](ground2.north) -- ($(S1b.south east)!(ground2.north)!(S1b.south west)$);


\node[draw, minimum width=1em,minimum height=12em, dashed, inner sep=0,below=0em of c1 ] (S4){};

\node[draw, minimum width=1em,minimum height=12em, yshift=0.35em,xshift=2.0em, inner sep=0,below=0em of c1, rotate around={-10:(c2)}] (S4){$ \theta $};

\draw[-latex, thick] (2,0) -- node[above] {$\large\mathsf{F_x}$} +(1.5,0);
\draw[-latex, thick] (0,0.15) -- node[right] {$\large\mathsf{F_y}$} +(0,1.0);

\end{tikzpicture}
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

\vspace{2cm}
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\begin{tikzpicture}
\tikzstyle{ground}=[fill,pattern=north east lines,draw=none,minimum width=4em,minimum height=1em]
\tikzstyle{spring}=[thick,decorate,decoration={zigzag,pre length=0.3cm,post length=0.3cm,segment length=6}]

\node[draw, minimum width=12em,minimum height=1em, inner sep=0] (S1) at (0,0){cap};
path (S1.south west) -- (S1.south east) coordinate[pos=0.1](p1)
 coordinate[pos=0.9](p2)coordinate[pos=0.5](c1);


% left leg
\node[draw, minimum width=1em,minimum height=8em,  yshift=0em, xshift=-0.05em, inner sep=0,below=-0.05em of p1 ] (S2){};
% ground at left leg
\node (ground1) at (S1.south) [ground,yshift=-8em,xshift=-5.5em,anchor=north] {};
\draw (ground1.north west) -- (ground1.north east);

% right leg
\node[draw, minimum width=1em,minimum height=8em, yshift=0em,xshift=0.7em, inner sep=0,below=-0.05em of p2 ] (S3){};
% ground at left leg
\node (ground2) at (S1.south) [ground,yshift=-8em,xshift=5.5em,anchor=north] {};
\draw (ground2.north west) -- (ground2.north east);


%\node[ minimum width=1em,minimum height=8em, inner sep=0, below=0em of c1 ] (S4){};
\draw [spring](c1) -- ($(S1.south east)!(c1)!(S1.south west)$);
%\node[ minimum width=1em,minimum height=8em, inner sep=0,below=0em of c1, rotate around={15:(c1)}] (S4b){};

%\draw[decoration={zigzag,amplitude=1em},decorate] (S4.north) -- (S4.south);
%\draw[decoration={zigzag,amplitude=1em},decorate] (S4b.north) -- (S4b.south);

%\node[ minimum width=1em,minimum height=8em, inner sep=0,below=0em of S4.south,draw ] (S5){};
%\node[ minimum width=1em,minimum height=8em, inner sep=0,below=0em of S4b.south, draw ] (S5){};

\end{tikzpicture}
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

\end{document}

Specific questions

How to add tilt to the springs?
how to complete figure 3?

Best Answer

a proposal for the first two diagrams the third should be easily

\documentclass[10pt]{article}  

\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{calc,decorations}
\usetikzlibrary{positioning}

\usepackage{pgfplots}


\begin{document}

\begin{tikzpicture}
\node[draw, minimum width=12em,minimum height=1em, inner sep=0] (S1) at (0,0){};
\path (S1.south west) -- (S1.south east) coordinate[pos=0.1](p1) coordinate[pos=0.9](p2)coordinate[pos=0.5](c1);
\node[draw, minimum width=1em,minimum height=8em, inner sep=0,below=0em of p1 ] (S2){};
\node[draw, minimum width=1em,minimum height=8em, inner sep=0,below=0em of p2 ] (S3){};

\node[draw, minimum width=1em,minimum height=12em, inner sep=0,below=0em of c1 ] (S4){};
\node[draw, minimum width=1em,minimum height=12em, inner sep=0,below=0em of c1, rotate around={10:(c1)},dashed] (S4){};

\end{tikzpicture}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\node[draw, minimum width=12em,minimum height=1em, inner sep=0] (S1) at (0,0){};
\path (S1.south west) -- (S1.south east) coordinate[pos=0.1](p1) coordinate[pos=0.9](p2)coordinate[pos=0.5](c1);
\node[draw, minimum width=1em,minimum height=8em, inner sep=0,below=0em of p1 ] (S2){};
\node[draw, minimum width=1em,minimum height=8em, inner sep=0,below=0em of p2 ] (S3){};

\node[ minimum width=1em,minimum height=8em, inner sep=0,below=0em of c1 ] (S4){};
\node[ minimum width=1em,minimum height=8em, inner sep=0,below=0em of c1, rotate around={15:(c1)}] (S4b){};

\draw[decoration={zigzag,amplitude=1em},decorate] (S4.north) -- (S4.south);
\draw[decoration={zigzag,amplitude=1em},decorate] (S4b.north) -- (S4b.south);

\node[ minimum width=1em,minimum height=8em, inner sep=0,below=0em of S4.south,draw ] (S5){};
\node[ minimum width=1em,minimum height=8em, inner sep=0,below=0em of S4b.south, draw ] (S5){};

\end{tikzpicture}

\end{document}

enter image description here

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(sorry for my google english)


\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{arrows,decorations.pathmorphing,backgrounds,positioning,fit,petri,calc,shadows}

\begin{document}

\begin{tikzpicture}[
    parent/.style={%
        rounded corners,
        thick,
        draw=red!75,
        fill=red!20,
        thick,
        inner ysep=2pt,
        inner xsep=2pt,
        minimum width = 4cm,
        minimum height = 1.5cm,
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    },
    child/.style={%
        rounded corners,
        thick,
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        fill=blue!35,
        thick,
        inner ysep=2pt,
        inner xsep=2pt,
        minimum width = 4cm,
        minimum height = 1.5cm,
        align=center
    },
    grandchild/.style={%
        rounded corners,
        thick,
        draw=green!90,
        fill=green!35,
        thick,
        inner ysep=2pt,
        inner xsep=2pt,
        minimum width = 4cm,
        minimum height = 1.5cm,
        align=center
    },
    line/.style={%
        semithick,
        ->,
        shorten >=1pt,
        >=stealth'
    },
    call/.style={%
        blue,
        semithick,
        ->,
        shorten >=1pt,
        >=stealth'
    },
    return/.style={%
        red,
        semithick,
        ->,
        shorten >=1pt,
        >=stealth'
    }]
    \node[child] (child) {Child};
    \node[parent] at (-6,3) (parent 1) {Node 1\\I have manually\\connected this one};
    \node[parent] at (0,3) (parent 2) {Node 2\\I have manually\\connected this one};
    \node[parent] at (6,3) (parent 3) {Node 3\\I have manually\\connected this one};
    \node[parent] at (-6,-3) (grandchild 1) {Node 4\\I have manually\\connected this one};
    \node[parent] at (0,-3) (grandchild 2) {Node 5\\I have NOT manually\\connacted this one};
    \node[parent] at (6,-3) (grandchild 3) {Node 6\\I have NOT manually\\connacted this one};

    %draw three lines from each parent to each child
    \draw [line] (parent 1.south east)node[above left](p1){} -- (child.north west)node[below right](c1){};
    \draw [line] (parent 2.south)node[above](p2){} -- (child.north)node[below](c2){};
    \draw [line] (parent 3.south west)node[above right](p3){} -- (child.north east) node[below left](c3){};

    %draw three lines from each parent to each child
    \draw [line] (grandchild 1.north east)node[below left,minimum size=2em](p4){} -- (child.south west)node[above right,minimum size=2em](c4){};
    \draw [line] (grandchild 2.north)node[below,minimum size=2em](p5){} -- (child.south)node[above,minimum size=2em](c5){};
    \draw [line] (grandchild 3.north west)node[below right](p6){} -- (child.south east)node[above left](c6){};


\foreach \nn in{1,2,3,4,5,6}{
    \draw [call] (p\nn) to [bend right=15] (c\nn);
    \draw [return] (c\nn) to [bend right=15] (p\nn);
    }

\end{tikzpicture}

\end{document}!

the result

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