JSME International Journal

JSME International Journal Series A
Contents

Special Issue on Green Composites

Reviews

527 The Role of Bamboo in the Sustainable Economic Development: From a Viewpoint of Social Common Capital: Osamu NISHIMURA
533 Lightness: `Light, Lighter, Bamboo?'
(The Potential of Bamboo Fibrils to Reduce Structural Mass): Adriaan BEUKERS and Otto BERGSMA

Papers

541 Effects of Alkali Treatment to Reinforcement on Tensile Properties of Curaua Fiber Green Composites: Alexandre GOMES, Koichi GODA and Junji OHGI
547 Study on Preparation of Polymer Composites Based on Polypropylene Reinforced by Jute Fibers: Tran Vinh DIEU, Le Thi PHAI, Phan Minh NGOC, Nguyen Huy TUNG, Le Phuong THAO and Le Hong QUANG
551 Effect of Fiber Length on Mechanical Properties of ``Green'' Composites Using a Starch-Based Resin and Short Bamboo Fibers: Hitoshi TAKAGI and Yohei ICHIHARA
556 `Green' Composites Using Modified Soy Protein Concentrate Resin and Flax Fabrics and Yarns: Shitij CHABBA and Anil N. NETRAVALI
561 Effect of Surface Treatment on Interfacial Strength between Bamboo Fiber and PP Resin: Nguyen Huy TUNG, Hiroshi YAMAMOTO, Takashi MATSUOKA and Toru FUJII
566 Study on Splitting of Bamboo Fibers Due to Freezing and Tensile Strength of FRTP Using Bamboo Fibers: Masako ASHIMORI, Tsutao KATAYAMA, Eiichi AOYAMA and Syoji NAGAI
570 Study on Fabrication of BMC Laminates Based on Unsaturated Polyester Resin Reinforced by Hybrid Bamboo/Glass Fibers: Tran Vinh DIEU, Nguyen Thanh LIEM, Tran Thi MAI and Nguyen Huy TUNG

Papers

574 Characteristics of Temperature Field due to Pulsed Heat Input Calculated by Non-Fourier Heat Conduction Hypothesis

Ning YU, Shoji IMATANI and Tatsuo INOUE

581 Numerical Analysis of Kidney Stone Fragmentation by Short Pulse Impingement

Sandro MIHRADI, Hiroomi HOMMA and Yasuhiro KANTO

591 Engineering Leak-Before-Break Analyses of Pressurized Piping: Part I- Crack Opening Displacement

Yun-Jae KIM, Nam-Su HUH, Young-Jin KIM and Jun-Seok YANG