External Contracting Break
EXTERNAL CONTRACTING BREAK External contracting brakes are sometimes used for parking  brakes  on  motor  vehicles,  for…
Internal Expanding Break
INTERNAL EXPANDING BREAK. Internal  expanding  brakes  are  used  almost exclusively as wheel brakes, but can be…
Electric brakes
ELECTRIC BRAKES The electric current controlling the brake through the electromagnet is provided from a…
Vacuum Brake
VACUUM BRAKE The vacuum brake was, for many years, used in place of the air…
Air Brake
AIR BRAKE An air brake or, more formally, a compressed air brake system, is a…
Hydraulic Brake
HYDRAULIC BRAKE Definition of Hydraulic Brake The hydraulic brake is an arrangement of braking mechanism…
Mechanical Brake
MECHANICAL BRAKE Mechanical brake all act by generating frictional forces as two surfaces rub against each…
Hand Brake
HAND BRAKE [caption id="attachment_2292" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Fig. 1 Arrangement of Hand Brake System[/caption] In cars,…
Foot Brake
Foot Brake Left-foot braking Left-foot braking is the technique of using the left foot to…