BRAKES

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Classification of Brakes
With respect to application
Foot Brake
Hand Brake

With respect to number of wheels

Two wheel brake
Four wheel brake

With respect to method of braking contact

Internal expanding brakes
Drum brakes

External contracting brakes

Disc Brakes
Band Brakes
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 With respect to method of applying braking force

Single acting
Double acting

With respect to mechanism

Mechanical brakes
Power brakes

With respect to nature of power employed

Vacuum brakes
Pneumatic brakes
Hydraulic brakes
Electric brakes
Magnetic brakes

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Fundamental of Drum Brake and Disc Brake operation

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Hand Brake

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Single Line Hydraulic System

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Split Line Diagonally Linked Hydraulic System

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Drum Brake

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Leading and trailing brake shoes

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Single Leading Shoe Brake

Double Leading Shoe Drum Brake

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Double piston wheel cylinder

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Self Energizing Brakes (Duo-Servo Brakes)

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Disc Brake

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Double floating-piston-caliper disc brake

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Single-Piston
Floating Caliper
Disc Brake

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Bleeding of Hydraulic System

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Ventilated Disc

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Cross Drilled Disc

Slotted Disc

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Vacuum Assisted Brake Servo Unit

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Hydraulic Servo

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Antilock Braking System (ABS)

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Brake Fade and Stopping Distance

Brake Fading
Stopping Distance
Vehicle speed
Miles/hr

Distance
travelled during
drivers reaction

Total Stopping
Distance

11 ft

Distance
travelled after
application of
brakes
9 ft

10
20

22 ft

22 ft

44 ft

30

33 ft

50 ft

83 ft

40

44 ft

88 ft

132 ft

50

55 ft

138 ft

193 ft

60

66 ft

200 ft

266 ft

70

77 ft

303 ft

380 ft

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