A ground reinforcing structure includes first and second reinforcement sheets. The first reinforcement sheet has a first plurality of structural support rows and a connector row. The first plurality of structural support rows includes a first support row and a second support row. The connector row includes a first connector and a second connector. The second reinforcement sheet has a second plurality of structural support rows. The second plurality of structural support rows includes an end structural support row that has a first structural support connector and a second structural support connector. The first and second structural support connectors are secured by a first structural rib. The first connector is nested within the first structural support connector and the second connector is nested within the second structural support connector to secure the first reinforcement sheet to the second reinforcement sheet.

An embodiment of the container can include a top surface, a bottom surface and at least one side surface oriented between the top and the bottom surface. At least one side surface can define at least one exit port and at least one entrance port to the container. The container can define an internal cavity. The container can also include a load bearing member oriented on at least one of: the top surface, bottom surface or the at least one side surface. The container's top surface is load bearing, non-slip surface. First and second containers can be coupled in multiple variations and at multiple angles and power, data, fluid, or gas can be transferred and communicated between the two containers. The containers described herein can function as a replacement for standard flooring, sidewalks, and roads, or can seamlessly blend into the pre-existing environment.

The disclosure describes an article of manufacture and method of forming one or more paver or paver-like patterned preforms for application to a pavement surface. The pattern may be selected for functional or decorative purposes. These distinct thermoplastic pavement marking patterned preforms comprise at least four independent sections wherein each of the four independent sections are placed on a pavement surface such that the four independent sections are separate and distinct and the four sections have top surfaces that are coplanar and also different from one another wherein the difference is selected from the group consisting of: different shades, different colors, and different textures, and wherein at least two of the four independent sections that are contiguous with each other are different shades, colors, or textures and wherein no grout line exists separating any of the four independent sections that combined together comprise the patterned preforms.

The disclosure describes an article of manufacture and method of forming one or more paver or paver-like patterned preforms for application to a pavement surface. The pattern may be selected for functional or decorative purposes. These distinct thermoplastic pavement marking patterned preforms comprise at least four independent sections wherein each of the four independent sections are placed on a pavement surface such that the four independent sections are separate and distinct and the four sections have top surfaces that are coplanar and also different from one another wherein the difference is selected from the group consisting of: different shades, different colors, and different textures, and wherein at least two of the four independent sections that are contiguous with each other are different shades, colors, or textures and wherein no grout line exists separating any of the four independent sections that combined together comprise the patterned preforms.

A customizable playing field includes a turf system comprising a tile with a turf layer. The tile overlays a subfloor, defining a reservoir thereunder. A forced air system includes a pipe disposed within the reservoir and operatively coupled to a pump; and a sensor. A control system controls the pump, and includes a processor in data communication with at least one input/output device and computer memory. The computer memory has a program with machine readable instructions that, when effected by the processor, perform the following steps: if the temperature is above a predetermined threshold as measured by the sensor, forcing a cool fluid through the pipe; and if the temperature is below a predetermined threshold as measured by the sensor, forcing a warm fluid through the pipe.

A customizable playing field includes a turf system comprising a tile with a turf layer. The tile overlays a subfloor, defining a reservoir thereunder. A forced air system includes a pipe disposed within the reservoir and operatively coupled to a pump; and a sensor. A control system controls the pump, and includes a processor in data communication with at least one input/output device and computer memory. The computer memory has a program with machine readable instructions that, when effected by the processor, perform the following steps: if the temperature is above a predetermined threshold as measured by the sensor, forcing a cool fluid through the pipe; and if the temperature is below a predetermined threshold as measured by the sensor, forcing a warm fluid through the pipe.

A bearing pad for receiving and retaining the substantially vertically oriented structural members of a module for use in constructing a pathway and supporting the pathway module on a ground surface can include a main body member having a lower ground engaging surface and a first slot defined by a first cross support member engaging portion of the main body member. The first slot can be planar and disposed transversely to the lower ground engaging surface of the main body member. The vertically oriented structural member that can be received and retained in the first slot by the first cross support member engaging portion of the main body member.

A bearing pad for receiving and retaining the substantially vertically oriented structural members of a module for use in constructing a pathway and supporting the pathway module on a ground surface can include a main body member having a lower ground engaging surface and a first slot defined by a first cross support member engaging portion of the main body member. The first slot can be planar and disposed transversely to the lower ground engaging surface of the main body member. The vertically oriented structural member that can be received and retained in the first slot by the first cross support member engaging portion of the main body member.

Multipurpose tactile warning panels for use in pedestrian walkways, and in particular tactile warning panels that are designed and built with multifunction/multipurpose capabilities that serve the visually impaired and enable the deployment of smart city technology by integrating tactile warning systems and subsurface enclosures that can withstand pressures of five (5) tons up to and exceeding sixty (60) tons and incorporate small cells, beacons, sensors, Fog Computing, electric energy generation, rechargeable power supplies, wireless M2M communication and a plethora of other smart city technologies.

Multipurpose tactile warning panels for use in pedestrian walkways, and in particular tactile warning panels that are designed and built with multifunction/multipurpose capabilities that serve the visually impaired and enable the deployment of smart city technology by integrating tactile warning systems and subsurface enclosures that can withstand pressures of five (5) tons up to and exceeding sixty (60) tons and incorporate small cells, beacons, sensors, Fog Computing, electric energy generation, rechargeable power supplies, wireless M2M communication and a plethora of other smart city technologies.