A hose is provided capable of meeting fireproof requirements per AS1055 under no flow condition. The hose has multiple layers including a yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) flexible ceramic substrate layer disposed between first and second silicone rubber layers.

A radiant panel includes a surface layer that is thermally conductive and includes exterior and interior surfaces. A first interior layer is electrically conductive and includes exterior and interior surfaces. The exterior surface of the first interior layer and the interior surface of the surface layer are coupled to one another. A second interior layer includes thermally insulative properties and a first rigidity. The second interior layer includes exterior and interior surfaces. The exterior surface of the second interior layer and the interior surface of the first interior layer are coupled to one another. A third interior layer includes thermally insulative properties and a second rigidity. The third interior layer includes exterior and interior surfaces. The exterior surface of the third interior layer and the interior surface of the second interior layer are coupled to one another. The second rigidity is greater than the first rigidity.

This disclosure includes high-temperature, thermally-insulative laminates, Some laminates have a front surface, a back surface, one or more heat-dispersing layers, each comprising at least 90% by weight of: a metal having a melting point of at least 1,300° C. and a thermal conductivity of at least 15 W/Km; or graphite, and one or more heat-insulating layers coupled to the heat-dispersing layer(s), the heat-insulating layer(s) each including a layer of polymeric aerogel, wherein at least a majority of the front surface is defined by one of the heat-dispersing layer(s).

One aspect of the present disclosure provides a composite body including: a nitride sintered body having a porous structure; and a semi-cured product of a thermosetting composition impregnated into the above-described nitride sintered body, in which dielectric breakdown voltage is 4.5 kV or higher.

A covering element for raised floors, comprising a decorative component made of ceramic material, said decorative component having a top side, a bottom side opposite the top side and a thickness greater than 12 mm, wherein the covering element comprises a reinforcing component arranged underneath the bottom surface of the decorative component.

A floor panel for forming a floor covering comprises a substrate consisting of at least two substrate layers differing in density and, on at least one pair of opposite edges, is provided with coupling parts of the so-called push-lock type. Vertically active locking surfaces, where they cooperate in the coupled condition of two of such floor panels, define a tangent line which is horizontal or does not deviate more than 50 degrees from the horizontal. The locking surfaces are situated closer to the upper side of the first substrate layer than to the lower side of the first substrate layer.

A hybrid-layered apparatus for a bulletproof structure includes a viscous absorber layer, a first elastic layer, a viscous-elastic foundation layer, and a second elastic layer, orderly arranged in a lamination manner The viscous absorber layer contains a semi-liquid viscous material. The first elastic layer, laminated fixedly to the viscous absorber layer, has a first predetermined toughness. The viscous-elastic foundation layer, laminated fixedly to the first elastic layer by opposing the viscous absorber layer, has predetermined elasticity and compressibility. The second elastic layer, laminated fixedly to the viscous-elastic foundation layer by opposing the first elastic layer, has a second predetermined toughness. In addition, the first predetermined toughness is higher than the second predetermined toughness.

Disclosed herein is an insulated panel for facilitating post-tensioning of the insulated panel, in accordance with some embodiments. Accordingly, the insulated panel may include a frame, a first layer, a second layer, a second layer, a third layer, a fourth layer, and a fifth layer. Further, the frame may include a frame-end arranged in an arrangement forming an interior space. Further, the first layer of a building material is disposed in the interior space. Further, the second layer of an insulating material is disposed on the first layer. Further, the third layer of a cable is disposed on the second layer. Further, the fourth layer of the insulating material is disposed on the third layer. Further, the fifth layer of the building material is disposed on the fourth layer. Further, at least one of the first layer and the fifth layer may be cured for producing the insulated panel.

A fluid-filled chamber is provided and includes a first barrier layer, a second barrier layer, a foam structure, and a tensile member. The second barrier layer is secured to the first barrier layer to define an interior void between the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer. The interior void contains a predetermined volume of fluid. The foam structure and the tensile member are disposed within the interior void, whereby the tensile member includes a plurality of fibers extending in a first direction between the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer.

A fluid-filled chamber is provided and includes a first barrier layer, a second barrier layer, a foam structure, and a tensile member. The second barrier layer is secured to the first barrier layer to define an interior void between the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer. The interior void contains a predetermined volume of fluid. The foam structure and the tensile member are disposed within the interior void, whereby the tensile member includes a plurality of fibers extending in a first direction between the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer.