Home Work (1)

An 84-ton train wagon has eight wheels. Each wheel has

a separate actuated pressurized air brake. The train
moves with a speed of 76 km/hr. Calculate the power
that brakes should absorb and dissipate as the form of
heat if the train need at least 2.5 km in order to fully
stop.
Home Work (2)

A caliper brake is required for the front wheels of a lorry

with a braking capacity of 680 N.m for each brake.
Preliminary design estimates have set the brake
geometry as ri = 160 mm, ro = 210 mm, and
𝜃 = 74⁰. Pads with a coefficient of friction of 0.34 have
been selected. Each pad is actuated by means of a
hydraulic cylinder of nominal diameter 32 mm.
Determine the required actuating force, the average and
the maximum contact pressures, and the required
hydraulic pressure for brake actuation.
Home Work (3)

The layout and dimensions of a double shoe brake is

shown in Fig. below. The diameter of the brake
drum is 300 mm and the contact angle for each shoe is
90°. If the coefficient of friction for the brake
lining and the drum is 0.4, find the spring force necessary
to transmit a torque of 30 N-m. Also
determine the width of the brake shoes, if the bearing
pressure on the lining material is not to exceed
0.28 N/mm2.