Original Paper (Vol.51 No.3)

Evaluation for Validity of Effective Medium Theory in Aluminum Based on Ab Initio Analysis
Yoshitaka UMENO and Takayuki KITAMURA	249
An Experimental Study of TRIP Behavior in a Cr-Ni-Mo-Al-Ti Maraging Steel -Quantitative Identification of Backstress Evolution and Iso-Volume Fraction Lines-
Kiyokazu NAGAYAMA, Shinnosuke GOTO, Takaki TERASAKI, Kikuaki TANAKA, F.D. FISCHER and G. CAILLETAUD	255
Deformation Behavior of Shear Band under Simple Shear in Polycarbonate
Masayoshi KITAGAWA and Masahide KIMURA	261
Effects of Fatigue Damage on the Impact Energy-Absorption Property of Talc-Reinforced Polypropylene Copolymers
Hidetoshi TAKEDA, Mikiko NAKAJIMA and Tetsuo SHOJI	267
Analysis of Stresses around Shallow Circular Tunnel with a Constant Inclined Surface Using Constraint-Release Technique
Takashi TSUTSUMI and Ken-ichi HIRASHIMA	273
Stress Ratio Dependence of Fatigue Crack Initiation and Small Crack Growth in Cast Aluminium Alloy AC4CH
Keiro TOKAJI, Zhenzhong CHEN and Takeshi HORIMOTO	279
Fatigue Crack Propagation Behavior in Surface Film-Bonded Materials with Resin Bonding Layer -For Pure Copper and Commercial Grade Iron Films-
Akira MATSUBA, Tashiyuki TORII and Yasuhiro YAMADA	286
Probabilistic Estimation of Degradation of Functions and Strength for Ti-41.7Ni-8.5Cu(at%)Shape Memory Alloys under Thermo-Mechanical Cyclic Conditions
Maho HOSOGI Nagatoshi OKABE Toshio SAKUMA and Shuichi Miyazaki	293
Modeling of Temperature Dependence of Ratchetting Deformation Behavior of Modified 9Cr-1Mo Steel
Masatsugu YAGUCHI and Yukio TAKAHASHI	299
Proposal of a Thermo-Mechanical Fatigue Life Prediction Method of Nickel Based Superalloy IN738LC
Takashi OGATA and Masato YAMAMOTO	307
The Remaining Life Evaluation Based on a New Creep-Fatigue Damage Rule for 316LC
Katsuyuki TOKIMASA and Mitsuo MIYAHARA	314
Dynamics of Delayed Fracture in a PC Steel Wire by an Analysis of Guided Waves
Takeshi AIHARA and Mikio TAKEMOTO	320
Effect of Corrosion by Hydrogen Sulfide on Electric Contact Resistance of Silver
Kazushige KIMURA, Kazuya MURAKAMI, Kenji ADACHI, Yoko TODO, Katsumi KANEHIRA and Juichi FUKAKURA	327
Thermal Behavior of Rock Caverns Affected by Hysteresis of High and Low Temperatures
Yoshinori INADA and Naoki KINOSHITA	333
On Reliability Evaluation of Diaphragm in Light Touch Switch
Masaru ZAKO, Tetsusei KURASHIKI, Satoshi HANAKI, Hiroaki NAKAI, Atsuji ITO and Masao FUKUDA	338
A Study on the Incident Beam Methods of Ħ Assembly X-Ray Stress Measurement Using a Position Sensitive Proportional Counter as a Detector
Toru GOTO and Yu GONG	344

Comitee Report (Vol.51 No.3)

Material Database for Simulation of Metallo-Thermo-Mechanical Field
Sub-committee on Material Database under the Committee on Engineering Plasticity	350

Lecture (Vol.51 No.3)

Applications of Strength Design and Safety Assessment in Mechine and Structure ‡W:Construction & Industrial Equipments
Teruo NAKAMURA	356