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The distance between the bulkhead and the side of the ship was reduced to 3.25 m (10.7 ft) in these areas; the designers compensated for the reduced space by increasing the thickness of the bulkhead to 60 mm (2.4 in) in these areas. [22] Two armored decks composed of Wotan Hart steel protected the ships from plunging fire and aerial weapons. [2]
The bulkhead was 80 mm (3.1 in) thick but increased to 110 mm (4.3 in) in the more important portions of the ship. Critical areas were further protected by 80 mm-thick shields set back from the torpedo bulkhead. All of the lateral armor protection was Wotan Hart steel, with the exception of the torpedo bulkhead, which was Wotan Weich. [6] [c]
A bulkhead is a retaining wall, such as a bulkhead within a ship or a watershed retaining wall. It may also be used in mines to contain flooding. Coastal bulkheads are most often referred to as seawalls, bulkheading, or riprap revetments. These manmade structures are constructed along shorelines with the purpose of controlling beach erosion.
The bulkhead, left, prevents water from entering at Lock and Dam No. 2 so work can be done on the gates to the chamber, right, Jan. 30 on the Mississippi River in Hastings, Minnesota.
The five Admiral Hipper-class ships were protected by Krupp steel armor, of both Wotan Hart and Wotan Weich types. [7] [d] The ships had two armored decks to protect the ship from vertical attacks. The upper deck was 30 mm (1.2 in) thick amidships to protect the ships' vitals. At either end, the deck was reduced to 12 mm (0.47 in) thickness.
This photo shows the original bulkhead on Philip Bayley's property, built in the 1930s. The new construction has occurred to the right of the home in the photo.
Bulkhead also refers to a moveable structure often found in an Olympic-size swimming pool, as a means to set the pool into a "double-ended short course" configuration, or long-course, depending on the type of event being run. Pool bulkheads are usually air-fillable, but power driven solutions do exist.
Ten days later, beginning Aug. 11, 2017, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers notified them that construction of the bulkhead violated the CWA if continued without first getting a Section 404 permit ...