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Design Against Static Load
GATE 2016
Easy
Which of the bearings given below SHOULD NOT be subjected to a thrust load?
- ADeep groove ball bearing
- BAngular contact ball bearing
- Cylindrical (straight) roller bearing
- DSingle row tapered roller bearing
Explanation
A cylindrical (straight) roller bearing is designed to carry only radial loads — its rollers have no geometric feature to resist axial (thrust) load, unlike angular-contact or tapered roller bearings.
Source: GATE ME 2016 Set-3 (2016)
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