Question 82General Subjects - Assistant Engineer

The correct answer is A) A radial load is a load applied perpendicular to the axis of the shaft. This is the correct answer because a radial load refers to a force or load that is applied perpendicular, or at a right angle, to the centerline or axis of the shaft. This places a compressive stress on the bearing that needs to be accounted for in the shaft bearing's design and load capacity. The other answer choices are incorrect because they do not accurately describe the definition of a radial load. A load applied parallel to the shaft axis would be an axial load, not a radial load. A load applied in both perpendicular and parallel directions would be a combination of radial and axial loads. And a load applied tangent to the shaft circumference would be a torsional load, not a radial load.