List of top Applied Mechanics and Design Questions on Friction and its applications including rolling friction, belt-pulley, brakes, screw jack,etc asked in GATE Metallurgy

A band brake shown in the figure has a coefficient of friction of 0.3. The band can take a maximum force of 1.5 kN. The maximum braking force (F) that can be safety applied is ______ N. (Answer in integers)