//(Brakes) Example 12.8 //Face width of the friction lining w (mm) w = 40 //Maximum intensity of normal pressure pmax (N/mm2) pmax = 1 //Coefficient of friction mu mu = 0.32 //Radius of the drum R (mm) R = 125 //All angles are taken from the same reference //Angles of the shoe theta1 and theta2 theta1 = 0 theta2 = 120 //Distance of the force from the horizontal centerline d1 (mm) d1 = 100.9 //Distance of the pivot from the horizontal centerline d2 (mm) d2 = 86.6 //Distance of the pivot from the vertical centerline d3 (mm) d3 = 50 //Maximum normal pressure occurs at angle fi (deg) if (theta2 > 90) fi = 90 else fi = theta2 end