Bulkhead (barrier) 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. Construction materials commonly used include wood pilings, commercially developed vinyl products, large boulders stacked to form a wall, or a seawall built
Pepsi-Cola continues to lead the soft drink industry in packaging innovations, when the 12-ounce bottle gives way to the 16-ounce size. Twelve-ounce Pepsi cans are first introduced to the military to transport soft drinks all over the world. 1964--Diet Pepsi, America's first national diet soft drink, debuts.
This began to cause a negative outlook on soda fountains as people saw them as âhabit-formingâ. Root beer first entered the marketplace in 1876 and the first cola-flavored beverage was introduced in 1881. Over 70 years later, the first âofficialâ diet soft drink was introduced in 1952, but others soon followed. In 1958, RC Cola introduced Diet RiteÂ®, the first nationally distributed diet soft drink.