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in Class 12 by kratos

The Soldiers marching on a suspended bridge are advised to go out of steps. Why?

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If the soldiers while crossing a suspended bridge march in steps, the frequency of marching steps of soldiers may match with the natural frequency of oscillations of the suspended bridge. In that situation, the resonance will take place, then the amplitude of oscillations of the suspended bridge will be increase enormously which may cause the collapsing of the bridge. To avoid this situation the soldiers are advised to go out of steps on suspended bridge.

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