A wood-grained polymer substrate includes a plurality of layers of different colors. The substrate is formed into elongated boards and used in the production of various end products similar to natural wood. Methods for producing the wood-grained polymer substrate are also provided.

There is currently a demand for buildings that can be formed both quickly and economically. These buildings require the addition of heat insulation to walls or roofs because the materials from which they are otherwise formed have insufficient ability to protect against the cold. This can add undesirable expense and slow down production rates. A method is disclosed of forming a building that addresses this problem. The method comprises arranging a door frame, window frame or edge support frame at a mould and spraying a first spray material onto the outside of the mould so that the spray material sets generally in the shape of the mould and substantially embeds the frame. The first material and the frame is removed from the mould and a second different spray material is sprayed onto the first spray material to provide a skin therefor.

A modular pavement slab including a paving material set around a plurality of forming tools and defining a side face and a top surface. Each of the forming tools includes an elongate body extending along a longitudinal axis and having a sidewall exterior surface configured for removal of the elongate body through the side face. Each of the forming tools also includes a riser releasably coupled to the elongate body and extending in a direction noncollinear to the corresponding longitudinal axis.

The invention to provide a system of equipment for making synthetic building materials using plastic wastes combined with industrial and agricultural scrap includes: sorting and cleaning equipment, grinding equipment, powder grinding equipment, mixing equipment, pelletizing equipment, drying equipment, hot stir equipment, shaping equipment are connected together by mechanical connectors. The database connected to the controller controls the sorting and cleaning equipment, the grinding equipment, the powder grinding equipment, the mixing equipment, the pelletizing equipment, the drying equipment, the hot stir equipment, and the shaping equipment through transmission channels. In addition, the present invention provides a method of manufacturing for making synthetic building materials using plastic wastes combined with industrial and agricultural scrap.

The invention relates to micro-channeled and/or nano-channeled polymer compositions for structural and thermal insulation composites and methods of preparing the same. The composites can be tailored to achieve desired mechanical and thermal insulation properties.

This document describes systems and processes for forming synthetic molded slabs, which may be suitable for use in living or working spaces (e.g., along a countertop, table, floor, or the like).

A precast concrete panel and method for forming the panel are disclosed. A method of forming the panel to be used as a floor, wall, or roof structure includes positioning one or more forming members within a casting bed having a plurality of upright surfaces defining a generally rectangular interior area, the one or more forming members comprising an insulating material extending along a length dimension of the one or more forming members to define a plurality of rectangular-shaped channels in a parallel and spaced-apart relationship, placing uncured concrete within the casting bed and allowing the concrete to cover the one or more forming members and substantially fill the channels, and allowing the concrete to cure.

The present invention discloses a construction method of 3D printing and weaving integrated building, comprising: selecting basic building structural components, using finite element analysis after spatial modeling, and combining stress nephogram to set a discrimination domain value and optimize a structure space, obtaining a structural component skeleton; calculating and analyzing the structural component skeleton, determining a weaving range and weaving density of a wire according to weak areas and sizes under structural stress; and then determining a printing process and weaving process according to the structural component skeleton, the weaving range and the weaving density; preparing 3D printing material; 3D printing a matrix and weaving the wire according to the printing process and weaving process, constructing layer by layer, or printing segments, and then connecting segments by preset tenoning structural sections to form a 3D printing and weaving integrated building. The construction method of the present invention has high toughness, fatigue resistance, longevity and other advantages; so that each part of the building can not only meet the different requirements of structural mechanics, but also can achieve economic beauty and modeling art on the basis of safety and reliability.

The present invention relates to a stable mat (10) based on thermoplastic materials, comprising a core of compacted plastics (14), the cohesion of which is provided by spot thermal fusion (18) in the core of the mass, and a skin obtained by surface thermal fusion and/or a thermoplastic shell (12) firmly attached to the core by localized thermal fusion. Such a mat may serve as bases for civil engineering constructions, for the distribution of loads in the case of loose, unstable, or marshy soils, the stabilization of embankments or of unstable soils, earthquake-resistant protection of foundations of structures and composition of absorbent ballasts of railroads. They may also be used for the manufacture of prefabricated road elements.

Scaffolding element (100) with insulation, said scaffolding element (100) comprising a frame (110) of metal braces (111) and a set of fastening means (120), arranged to fasten the scaffolding element (100) to a supporting structure (20) of a scaffolding structure (10).

The invention is characterised in that the scaffolding element (100) furthermore comprises a block (130) of insulating material, and in that the block (130) is cast around the frame (110), so that the frame (110) is completely covered by said insulating material but so that the fastening means (120) are not covered by said insulating material.

The invention also relates to a manufacturing method and a kit of parts.