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Drawback of a single block brake is __________

(a) Bending of shaft

(b) Twisting of shaft

(c) Tension in shaft

(d) Tension in bearings

I got this question in unit test.

Origin of the question is Brakes topic in section Brakes and Dynamometers of Machine Dynamics

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Correct option is (a) Bending of shaft

For explanation: In case of a single block brake, when it is applied to a rolling wheel, an additional load is thrown on the shaft bearings due to the normal force. This produces bending of the shaft.

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