A wind lift mitigation net for mitigating or preventing wind lift of at least one membrane covering an outdoor aggregation of matter is provided. The wind lift mitigation net comprises a plurality of monofilaments. At least some of the monofilaments may each have a cross-sectional shape that comprises at least one vertex. The cross-sectional shape may, for example, be a non-circular shape such as a tear drop, triangular, square or stellate shape. At least some of the monofilaments may each have at least one substantially planar surface.

A wind lift mitigation net for mitigating or preventing wind lift of at least one membrane covering an outdoor aggregation of matter is provided. The wind lift mitigation net comprises a plurality of monofilaments. At least some of the monofilaments may each have a cross-sectional shape that comprises at least one vertex. The cross-sectional shape may, for example, be a non-circular shape such as a tear drop, triangular, square or stellate shape. At least some of the monofilaments may each have at least one substantially planar surface.

Disclosed are covering and strapping systems and methods for covering granular product such as grain. An example system includes a cover having a top side and a bottom side, multiple attachment implements directly connected to the top side of the cover, and a plurality of securing straps, each of the securing straps being connected to a respective attachment implement and thereby indirectly connected to the top side of the cover without running through a tunnel. The securing straps can extend beyond the edge of the cover for securing to a structure.

Disclosed are covering and strapping systems and methods for covering granular product such as grain. An example system includes a cover having a top side and a bottom side, multiple attachment implements directly connected to the top side of the cover, and a plurality of securing straps, each of the securing straps being connected to a respective attachment implement and thereby indirectly connected to the top side of the cover without running through a tunnel. The securing straps can extend beyond the edge of the cover for securing to a structure.

A multi-layer absorbent product is provided that includes a first layer that is either liquid permeable or liquid impermeable and a layer of a treated nonwoven, woven or knitted textile material or a treated textured plastic yarn. The layer of textured plastic yarn or of nonwoven, woven or knitted textile material has uniformly spaced deposits of a natural polymer crosslinked to a synthetic polymer in the absence of non-polymeric crosslinking agent, where each of the deposits is a continuous polymer network that covers the textile or plastic underneath the deposit and interpenetrates the network of textile fibers or of plastic pores acting as a scaffold to interconnect the polymer network with the fiber network or with the network of plastic pore walls. A process for preparing the layer of textile material or of textured plastic yarn with uniformly spaced deposits is also provided.

A silage film having at least one layer of a resin composition containing an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A) and a hydroxy group-containing compound (B). In the resin composition containing the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A) and the hydroxy group-containing compound (B), the hydroxy group-containing compound (B) has a molecular weight of less than or equal to 200, a ratio of number of hydroxy groups per molecule to the molecular weight ranging from 0.02 to 0.03, and a melting point of greater than or equal to 23° C., and a content of the hydroxy group-containing compound (B) in the resin composition ranging from 3% to 15% by mass. The silage film has excellent oxygen barrier property and stretchability (suitability for wrapping) and can be suitably used for long-term storage of silage.

Combination of plastic sheeting for covering an object, such as silage, with at least two layers of sheeting, comprising a first folded sheet and a second folded sheet, wherein the second sheet is folded into said first sheet and wherein said second sheet is at least partially enclosed by said first sheet and wherein the sheets have first and second lateral edges, wherein seen in a cross section, at least the first lateral edges of the two sheets extend in close proximity to each other in the folded combination of sheets.

Combination of plastic sheeting for covering an object, such as silage, with at least two layers of sheeting, comprising a first folded sheet and a second folded sheet, wherein the second sheet is folded into said first sheet and wherein said second sheet is at least partially enclosed by said first sheet and wherein the sheets have first and second lateral edges, wherein seen in a cross section, at least the first lateral edges of the two sheets extend in close proximity to each other in the folded combination of sheets.

A method for stabilizing a grain mound covering tarp including steps of assembling a matrix of flexible tubes over the tarp and filling the matrix of flexible tubes with water; wherein the matrix assembling step provides a multiplicity of collapsible tubes forming a quadrilateral grid; wherein the matrix assembling step further provides a plurality of T joints and a plurality of + joints interconnecting the collapsible tubes; wherein the collapsible tube providing steps include a pair of cam connector halves attached to the ends of each collapsible tube; wherein the T joint providing steps include a triple of cam connector halves attached to each T joint; and wherein the + joint providing steps include a quadruple of cam connector halves attached to each + joint.

A method for stabilizing a grain mound covering tarp including steps of assembling a matrix of flexible tubes over the tarp and filling the matrix of flexible tubes with water; wherein the matrix assembling step provides a multiplicity of collapsible tubes forming a quadrilateral grid; wherein the matrix assembling step further provides a plurality of T joints and a plurality of + joints interconnecting the collapsible tubes; wherein the collapsible tube providing steps include a pair of cam connector halves attached to the ends of each collapsible tube; wherein the T joint providing steps include a triple of cam connector halves attached to each T joint; and wherein the + joint providing steps include a quadruple of cam connector halves attached to each + joint.