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What is the effect of variation of pressure on the rails?

(a) Hammering action

(b) Piston effort

(c) Variation in tractive force

(d) Swaying couple

I have been asked this question by my college professor while I was bunking the class.

Enquiry is from Effect of Partial Balancing of Reciprocating Parts of Two Cylinder Locomotives in section Balancing of Reciprocating Masses of Machine Dynamics

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Correct option is (a) Hammering action

The best explanation: The effect of an unbalanced primary force perpendicular to the line of stroke is to produce variation in pressure on the rails, which results in hammering action on the rails.

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