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Why do soldiers march disorderly while crossing a bridge?

Why do soldiers march disorderly while crossing a bridge?
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  • A To prevent resonance on the bridge
  • B To set the bridge into resonance
  • C To make the b ridge collapse
  • D To spread their weight evenly on the bridge
Correct Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Soldiers march disorderly while crossing a bridge to prevent resonance because when soldiers march in orderly manner across a bridge, they generate a rhythmic oscillation of wave on the bridge and at a certain point, would start oscillation to the same rhym as that of the marching steps. This oscillation would reach a maximum peak when the bridge can no longer sustain its own strength and hence collapses. So for this reasons, soldier are ordered to march disorderly while crossing a bridge

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