Abstract: A stress transmission device arranged between a pile head of a foundation pile and an upper structural portion for transmitting stress between the foundation pile and the upper structural portion, to a structure which employs such a stress transmission device, and to a method of constructing such a structure. In the figures, a pile head member 5 is provided to the pile head 2a of the foundation pile 2, a structure support member 6 is fixed to an upper structural portion 3, and these mutually contact one another in the vertical direction via a first contacting surface 11 which defines a portion of a first imaginary spherical surface Sv1. And a prestressing steel rod 7 is fitted to the pile head member 5 and the structure support member 6 for holding them together in contact while pressing them together via the first contacting surface 11.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a stress transmission device arranged between a pile head of a foundation pile and an upper structural portion for transmitting stress between the foundation pile and the upper structural portion, to a structure which employs such a stress transmission device, and to a method of constructing such a structure. In the figures, a pile head member 5 is provided to the pile head 2a of the foundation pile 2, a structure support member 6 is fixed to an upper structural portion 3, and these mutually contact one another in the vertical direction via a first contacting surface 11 which defines a portion of a first imaginary spherical surface Sv1. And a prestressing steel rod 7 is fitted to the pile head member 5 and the structure support member 6 for holding them together in contact while pressing them together via the first contacting surface 11.

Abstract: The inner surface of the open end of a socket for a pipe is formed with a taper portion and a lock ring is received on the inner periphery of the taper portion. The outer peripheral portion of the socket corresponding to the taper portion is tapered in the same direction so that the wall thickness of the socket at the taper portion has a suitable value. When a pull-out force acts on a spigot inserted in the socket, the wedge action of the taper portion presses the lock ring against the spigot, whereby the separation is prevented. If an excessive pull-out force acts thereon, the portion of the socket which has the suitable thickness is deformed for radial expansion so as to allow the pull-out of the lock ring. Thereby, the pipe joint and the pipe body are prevented from being broken by the excessive force.

Abstract: A photochromic lens is composed of a lens member made of a lens resin; and a photochromic layer applied on at least one side of the lens member and formed of a resin of a three-dimensional network structure. The layer-forming resin contains a spirooxazine compound represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 means a hydrogen or halogen atom or a cyano, C.sub.1-6 alkyl or C.sub.1-6 alkoxy group, and R.sub.2 denotes a C.sub.1-6 alkyl group, --CH.sub.2).sub.n COOH, --CH.sub.2).sub.n CN, substituted arylalkyl group or --CH.sub.2).sub.n COOR in which R is a C.sub.1-6 alkyl group and n stands for an integer of 1-4. The layer-forming resin may additionally contain a phenol resin and/or a phenolic compound. A hard coat layer may optionally be applied on the surface of the photochromic layer.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a thin transparent polytetrafluoroethylene film having:(1) a film thickness of 0.1-100 .mu.m;(2) a parallel light transmittance of at least 70% (as measured in accordance with JIS K 7105); and(3) a tensile strength of at least 1 kg/mm.sup.2 (as measured in accordance with JIS K 6887 except for the use of a pulling speed of 10 mm/min.).The film is produced by fluorinating with a fluorine gas a thin film formed from a solution of a fluoroethylene polymer having an inherent viscosity of at least 2.5 dl/g (as measured at a temperature of 30.degree. C. and a solution concentration of 0.4 g/dl) in accordance with the casting process and having a thickness of 0.1-100 .mu.m.

Abstract: A transparent film of a vinylidene fluoride copolymer, comprising a dry film of a vinylidene fluoride copolymer having a parallel light transmittance of 85% or higher at a film thickness of 30 microns. The transparent film is obtained by forming a mixture of a vinylidene fluoride copolymer having a specifically high molecular weight with a solvent into a film, preferably by casting, and evaporating off the solvent.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a porous substrate for analyzing hydrophilic substances of low molecular weight, having an exclusive molecular weight of less than 30,000, comprising a cross-linked copolymer having methylol groups, the copolymer being made of a monomer of styrenes and a cross-linking agent copolymerizable with the monomer, the outer surface of the porous substrate being hydrophilic and the pore surface thereof being hydrophobic, and a process for producing the same.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a porous substrate capable of adsorbing protein, having an exclusive molecular weight of at least 30,000, comprising a cross-linked copolymer having methylol groups, the copolymer being made of a monomer of styrenes and a cross-linking agent copolymerizable with the monomer, the outer surface of the porous substrate being hydrophilic and the pore surface thereof being hydrophobic, and a process for producing the same.

Abstract: The dielectric polymer materials are composed of about 25 to 90 mol % of vinylidene fluoride, about 5 to 70 mol % of ethylene trifluoride, and about 1 to 13 mol % of ethylene chloride trifluoride. The dielectric polymer materials possess a high dielectric constant and do not vary in dielectric constants with temperatures.

Abstract: A copolymer of 20 to 33 mol. % vinylidene fluoride, 15 to 45 mol. % of ethylene and 30 to 65 mol. % of tetrafluoroethylene gives a dielectric material having a large dielectric constant of 4.0 or above and a small dielectric dissipation factor (tan .delta.) of 0.8% or below, and is suitable for use as a condenser film.

Abstract: A mixture of water-soluble substances, particularly a mixture of proteins, a mixture of enzymes or a mixture of water-soluble vitamins, is fractionated by subjecting an aqueous solution of said mixture of water-soluble substances to gel chromatography through a filter bed of a cross-linked gel copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone and a cross-linking agent having a triazine ring system of the formula (I) or (II): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are the same or different and each radical is selected from the group consisting of --CH.sub.2 --CH.dbd.CH.sub.2, --CH.sub.2 --C.tbd.CH and --CH.sub.2 --C(CH).sub.2, in a diluent.