CPC B32B 9/002 (2013.01) [B32B 5/024 (2013.01); B32B 9/02 (2013.01); B32B 9/047 (2013.01); B32B 2260/021 (2013.01); B32B 2260/046 (2013.01); B32B 2262/101 (2013.01); B32B 2307/102 (2013.01); B32B 2307/304 (2013.01); B32B 2307/516 (2013.01); B32B 2307/518 (2013.01); B32B 2307/54 (2013.01); B32B 2307/546 (2013.01); B32B 2307/558 (2013.01); B32B 2307/72 (2013.01); B32B 2317/02 (2013.01); B32B 2419/04 (2013.01); B32B 2451/00 (2013.01); B32B 2607/02 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A multilayer laminate panel, comprising:
a first layer of a stone-based material;
at least one layer of a dissimilar material of a lower density than a density of the first layer of the stone-based material;
a first layer of resin-impregnated fibers interposed between the first layer of the stone-based material and the at least one layer of a dissimilar material; and
a second layer of the resin-impregnated fibers disposed on a surface of the first layer of the stone-based material that is located on an opposite side of another surface of the first layer of the stone-based material on which the first layer of the resin-impregnated fibers is disposed,
wherein the panel is configured such that the first layer of the stone-based material is under compression when the panel is mechanically loaded and supported on two or more anchoring points,
wherein the dissimilar material comprises cork or a derivative of cork,
wherein a thickness of the layer of stone-based material is from about 2 mm to about 50 mm, and
wherein a location of a neutral axis of the panel is located outside the first layer of the stone-based material and outside the first layer of the resin-impregnated fibers and the second layer of the resin-impregnated fibers, and is located in the at least one layer of the dissimilar material.
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