Members attached to the plating of a bulkhead for the purpose of holding it in a plane when pressure is applied to one side. The stiffener is generally vertical, but horizontal stiffeners are used and both are found on same bulkheads. The most efficient stiffener is a T section; flat bars, angles, channels, zees, H and I sections are commonly used.
Izinto ezinamatheliswa kwipleyitingi ye'bulkhead' ngenjongo yokuzibamba xa kukho ucinezelo kwelinye icala