A drum brake is shown in the figure. The drum is rotating in anticlockwise direction. The coefficient of friction between drum and shoe is $$0.2.$$ The dimensions shown in the figure are in mm. The braking torque (in $$N.m$$) for the brake shoe is ________.

Match the casting defects (Group A) with the probable causes (Group B):

The hot tearing in a metal casting is due to

A cylindrical blind riser with diameter $$d$$ and height $$h,$$ is placed on the top of the mold cavity of a closed type sand mold as shown in the figure. If the riser is of constant volume, then the rate of solidification in the riser is the least when the ratio $$h:d$$ is