alternating layers

One common method uses alternating layers of welded wire matting with layers of compacted back-fill earth from the landscaping site.

Scales on the wings are made up of tiny structures that researchers say resemble the inside of an egg carton, with alternating layers of cuticle and air.

Each crystal structure consists of alternating layers of silicon dioxide and a polymer material, so that the spacing between similar layers matches the wavelength of phonons.