Abstract: In the present invention, for the production of a blow-molded foam, there is used a base resin which is mainly composed of a polypropylene resin and has, at 230° C., a melt tension (MT) of 10 gf or over and a melt flow rate (MFR) of 0.5 g/10 minutes or over. A foaming agent is added to the base resin, followed by melt kneading by means of an extruder under high temperature and high pressure conditions to provide a foamable melt. This melt is subjected to extrusion from a circular die 5 and expanded to form a cylindrical foamed parison 4. Thereafter, molds 6, 6 are clamped, and the parison 4 in a softened condition is placed in the molds 6, 6, and a pressurized gas is blown into the parison 4 from a gas blowing port 7 for blow molding in the form of a hollow shape conforming to the mold profile to produce a blow-molded foam.

Abstract: Prevention of damage of wooden construction materials of a building by termites by laying one or more panels each having a polycarbonate resin foam layer on the ground on which the building is constructed or by arranging such panels on surfaces of continuous footing of the building or of vertical concrete walls of the building. The concrete wall may be formed using modular concrete form structure units each having a pair of opposing side panels, with each side panel having a polycarbonate foam layer.

Abstract: A polycarbonate resin-containing composition is extruded through a die together with a blowing agent to produce a foamed body. The composition has a storage modulus G'.sub.A dyn/cm.sup.2 at a temperature of 250.degree. C. and an angular frequency of 0.1 rad/sec and a storage modulus G'.sub.B dyn/cm.sup.2 at a temperature of 250.degree. C. and an angular frequency of 10 rad/sec, wherein the storage modulus G'.sub.A and storage modulus G'.sub.B satisfy the following conditions:0.ltoreq..alpha..ltoreq.2.02.20.ltoreq..beta..ltoreq.5.70where .alpha. represents (logG'.sub.B -logG'.sub.A)/2 and .beta. represents (logG'.sub.B+logG'.sub.A)/2.