Abstract: A fuel tank includes a fuel container and a composite layer covering at least a portion of the exterior of the fuel container, the composite layer including a reinforcing fabric surrounded and supported by a matrix material.

Abstract: A composite part includes a first composite section and a second composite section connected by a flexible section. The first composite section has a laminated structure including multiple layers of reinforcement material supported by a matrix material. The second composite section has a laminated structure including multiple layers of reinforcement material supported by a matrix material, and a flexible composite section joins the first composite section to the second composite section. The flexible composite includes multiple layers of a fabric material supported by a flexible elastomer. The multiple layers of the fabric material overlap with the first composite section and the second composite section by being layered in between at least a portion of the multiple layers of reinforcement material forming the laminated structures of the first composite section and the second composite section.

Abstract: A blast shield placed over a structure to be protected from the force of a blast includes a support assembly and a plurality of first deflection members secured to said support assembly. Each of said plurality of first deflection members present opposed surfaces angling away from the direction of an incoming explosive force, such that an incoming explosive force is split and deflected by the opposed surfaces thus dissipating the momentum of the explosive force. A plurality of second deflection members presenting opposed surfaces angling away from the direction of an incoming explosive force may also be employed, whereby an incoming explosive force is further split and deflected by the opposed surfaces thus dissipating the momentum of the explosive force.