Original Paper (Vol.54 No.9)

Crystal Rotation with Fatigue Crack Propagation in Copper Films
Kenichi SHIMIZU, Tashiyuki TORII and Toshiyuki MORI	903
A Homogenization Theory and Its Finite Element Discretization for Nonlocal Crystal Plasticity
Dai OKUMURA, Youichi HIGASHI and Nobutada OHNO	909
A Basic Study on Cold Working of Glassy Polymers
Takashi KINBA, Shigeo HIRUMA and Yukuo NANZAI	915
Impact Tensile Strength of Laser Welded Butt Joint of Steel Sheets for Vehicles
Hiroshi TSUDA, Masashi DAIMARUYA and Hidetoshi KOBAYASHI	921
Effect of Welding Methods on Fatigue Properties of Welded Joints of High Strength Steel Sheets for Automobiles
Hiroshi TSUDA, Yoshihiko SUNAYAMA, Masashi DAIMARUYA and Hidetoshi KOBAYASHI	927
Formation of Cleavage Facet in Brittle Fracture for Duplex Stainless Steel Weldment
Toshio KURODA, Kenji IKEUCHI, Makoto TAKAHASHI and Yoshihiko KITAGAWA	935
Effects of Scratching Rate on the Corrosion Wear Mechanism of Ti-6Al-4V Alloys
Yosuke OHMORI, Jun KOMOTORI, Noriyuki HISAMORI and Byungjun LEE	940
Some Applicable Stress Functions for an Isotropic Crack and an Interface Crack in In-Plane Problems
Yasushi KUNITOMI, Kouju FUJII and Kenji NAKAGAWA	946
Development of Polyurethane/Silica Nanocomposite and Its Properties
Yaqin FU, Qing-Qing NI, Jun YAMAGATA and Masaharu IWAMOTO	952
A Study on Polymer-Modified Mortar with High Flexural Strength
Zhixiang LIN	958
Variation of Microstructure upon Residual Stress, as Obrained by the Vickers Indentation Method in Al2O3 Ceramics with Differing Aspect Ratios
Tarou TOKUDA, Mitsuo KIDO, Gonojo KATAYAMA, Takahiro YUKI and Kouji MUKAI	965

Lecture (Vol.54 No.9)

Properties of Polymer Concrete and the Structural Use‡T:Polymer Concrete as a Construction Material
Yoshihiko Ohama and Shigeru Yamaguchi	971