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Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.cs.wisc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28) |
 | | Bulkheads in a ship serve several purposes: They increase the structural rigidity of the vessel, divide functional areas into rooms and create watertight compartments that can contain water in the case of a hull breach or other leak. |
 | | When equipped with purpose-designed fireproofing, bulkheads and decks are able to achieve fire-resistance ratings in an effort to achieve compartmentalisation, which is a passive fire protection measure, subject to stringent bounding. |
 | | Combat ships may also be equipped to have its bulkheads and decks fully grounded (electrically), as a countermeasure against EMI and EMP damage, resulting from nuclear blasts and/or the breaking of the sound barrier near a vessel, which could otherwise severely damage the electronic systems on a ship, thus negating its combat power. |
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