Review paper (Vol.52 No.5)

Subduction of the Philippine Sea Plate as Bedrock and Its Tectonic Significance on the Formation of the Southwest-Japan Island Arc
Hiroki KAMATA	444

Technical Topics (Vol.52 No.5)

The Design and Construction of Underground Openings in Japan -Experience and Challenges for the 21st Century-
Kenji AOKI	452

Original Paper (Vol.52 No.5)

Micro/Macro Treatment in Diffusion Problem-Clay and a Possibility for Mudstone-
Kazumi KITAYAMA, Naoki FUJII, Satoru SUZUKI, Masahiro SIBATA, Katsuyuki KAWAMURA and Yasuaki ICHIKAWA	458
Three Dimensional Analysis of Fluid Flow in a Single Fracture by Lattice Boltzmann Method
Takayuki MIYOSHI, Toshifumi MATSUOKA, and Sumihiko MURATA	466
A Study of Elastic Waves and Hopkinson Bar Effect Using Granular Model
Toshifumi MATSUOKA, Harushige KUSUMI, Zentaro WAKATSUKI and Yuzuru ASHIDA	472
Preparation of Jointed Rock Mass Model Using Intact Rock Specimen and Its Characteristics of Resistivity
Makoto NAKAMURA and Harushige KUSUMI	478
The Shear Strength Formula Including Joint Aperture and Roughness for Natural Rock Joint
Tomomichi SUGINO, Ryousuke YAMADA and Harushige KUSUMI	483
Simulation of Rock Slope Failure with Three-Dimensional Discontinuous Deformation Analysis (3D DDA)
Jian-Hong WU, Yuzo OHNISHI, Keiichi MOMMA and Satoshi NISHIYAMA	488
Application of Drilling Survey System for Soft Rock
Tetsu KIMURA, Masayuki YAMASHITA and Satoshi NISHIYAMA	494
Initial Rock Stress Measurement by Use of an Improved Conical-End Borehole Method
Shoichi KOBAYASHI, Tohru TAKAHASHI, Tohru YOSHIKAWA and Tsuguo YOSHIDA	500
Core Disking and Tunnel Deformation in Soft Tuffaceous Rock Masses
Takehiro OHTA and Toshihiro ASAKURA	505
Two-Dimensional Elastic Analysis and Distinct Element Modeling for Characteristic Curves of Tunneling
Tsuyoshi NISHIMURA and Hideo KIYAMA	511
Observational Method for Tunnel Construction in Difficult Conditions Considering Environmental Impact to Groundwater
Takaharu NISHIOKA, Kenji TAKAHASHI, Toru YASUDA, Yuzo OHNISHI and Hiroyasu OHTSU	516
Geology and Hydrogeology of Mogao, Dunhuany, China -Application of Satellite Remote Sensing to Fault Distribution-
Chikaosa TANIMOTO, Chunze PIAO, Keigo KOIZUMI, Syuichi IWATA, Tadashi MASUYA, Zuixiong LI, Xudong WANG and Qinglin GUO	523