Patent ID: 8813433

Claim:
A method of fabricating a load bearing structure comprising: fixing a first non-self-supporting tensile load bearing flexible fabric in a first pre-determined shape by applying a fixing material to said first non-self-supporting flexible fabric to form a first self-supporting fixed layer that bears both tensile and compressive loads applied; fixing a second non-self-supporting tensile load bearing flexible fabric in a second pre-determined shape by applying a fixing material to said second non-self-supporting flexible fabric to form a second self-supporting fixed layer that bears both tensile and compressive loads applied; and providing a non-linear reinforcing structure between the first self-supporting fixed layer and the second self-supporting fixed layer such that the non-linear reinforcing structure is in communication with the first and second self-supporting fixed layers and is configured to share with the first and second self-supporting fixed layers a load applied to the load bearing structure.