Abstract: A composite structure having a solid-phase concrete base-substrate component; a mesh component having non-woven solid-phase polymeric strands that are fused together to form a three-dimensional structure having a thickness of at least three millimeters, the thickness being defined as the greatest normal distance between the mesh-component first side and second opposing side, at least a portion of the polymeric strands that make up the mesh-component first side are embedded into and thereby attached to the solid-phase concrete base-substrate component; a substantially planar component having first and second sides, wherein the substantially planar-component first side is attached to the mesh-component second side; and an adhesive-layer component having a first and second surface, wherein the adhesive-layer component first surface is in contact with and attached to the second side of the substantially planar component, and wherein the adhesive-layer second surface is in contact with and attached to a first surf

Abstract: A multilayer composite material having a core layer that is a saturated fabric, the saturated fabric including woven polyethylene-terephthalate yarns and a polyvinyl-chloride adhesive between the woven yarns; the core layer having a first side and a second side; the core-layer first side being attached to a first side of a first polyvinyl-chloride layer that includes a flame-retardant component; the core-layer second side being attached to a first side of a second polyvinyl-chloride layer that includes a flame-retardant component; the second side of the second polyvinyl-chloride layer being attached to a first side of a low-emissivity layer that includes a component that reduces the amount of infrared light that can pass through the low-emissivity layer; and the low-emissivity layer having a second side that is attached to a first side of an ultraviolet-light inhibiting layer that includes an ultraviolet-light protectant that either absorbs ultraviolet light or reflects ultraviolet light, wherein the multilay

Abstract: A composite structure having a solid-phase concrete base-substrate component; a mesh component having non-woven solid-phase polymeric strands that are fused together to form a three-dimensional structure having a thickness of at least three millimeters, the thickness being defined as the greatest normal distance between the mesh-component first side and second opposing side, at least a portion of the polymeric strands that make up the mesh-component first side are embedded into and thereby attached to the solid-phase concrete base-substrate component; a substantially planar component having first and second sides, wherein the substantially planar-component first side is attached to the mesh-component second side; and an adhesive-layer component having a first and second surface, wherein the adhesive-layer component first surface is in contact with and attached to the second side of the substantially planar component, and wherein the adhesive-layer second surface is in contact with and attached to a first surf

Abstract: Flexible tanks for storage of fluids are constructed of interconnected panels of flexible material made of flexible woven and coated materials and with specific geometric panel configurations.

Abstract: Waterproof membranes have a single-ply polymer coated substrate and at least one adhesive layer for architectural and structural waterproofing.