Abstract: A composite includes a heavy Leno weave fabric, a first resin coating, and a second resin coating. The heavy Leno weave fabric has a first side and a second side. The fabric is characterized by yarns having a denier number of at least about 1,300 in both warp and weft directions. The fabric defines a pore structure. The first resin coating is on the first side of the heavy Leno weave fabric. The second resin coating is on the second side of the heavy Leno weave fabric. The first and second resin coatings are bound to each other through the fabric via the pore structure.

Abstract: Roofing of plastic sheet (preferably very flexible polypropylene) has embedded in it reinforcing threads of a higher tenacity (preferably ultra high molecular weight polyethylene) in a narrow mounting area along a panel edge, and other threads of lower tenacity in other areas of the panel (and preferably in the mounting area as well), the threads being preferably weft-knitted with nine by nine thread count throughout.