Abstract: Omnidirectional bellows for reciprocal displacement is provided which, by preventing disproportional stretching or sagging in the midsection of bellows from occurring under any circumstances of positional alteration or intensive vibrations, allows normal reciprocal displacement operation to be continued. The omnidirectional bellows comprises, in a combination of a guide-rail with the bellows formed of multiple concaved sheets of same size and same shape communicating each with other for covering flexibly longitudinally along with one side of the guide-rail, a contour along with each inner border of said multiple concaved sheets being formed to follow cross-sectional profile in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the guide-rail, and at least said each inner border being surface treated with material having small slipping resistance and large friction strength.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for reinforcing a structure comprising the steps of forming a primer layer on the surface of a structure to be reinforced; forming if necessary a putty layer on the primer layer; applying an impregnating resin on the formed primer layer provided that the putty layer in case where the putty layer is formed on the primer layer, before, after or before and after cladding with the fiber sheets, to allow the resin to penetrate into the spaces in the fiber sheets; and curing the resin,the said primer, putty and impregnating resin comprising a resin composition which can cure at a temperature not more than 5.degree. C.

Abstract: A bellows formed from a material sheet is constituted of a core member containing a glass fiber cloth as a matrix and fluorine resin film adhered over entire surfaces at both sides of said core member.

Abstract: A three-side covering seam-type bellows includes a plurality of essentially C-shaped sheets of mutually identical configuration, the sheets being piled to each other for forming the bellows. The bellows has a pair of obliquely extending lower edges provided for each of the sheets. An outer sewing line extends along the outer peripheral edge of each of the sheets, the outer sewing line extending to the inner end of the obliquely extending lower edges, and an inner sewing line extends along the inner peripheral edge of each of the sheets, the inner sewing line being terminated at terminating points on the inner peripheral edges extending from the inner end of the obliquely extending edge and spaced apart from the inner end. A pair of unsewn portions are formed between the inner ends and the termination points.

Abstract: A method of separating and purifying a spent solvent generated in a nuclear fuel cycle and containing a higher hydrocarbon and a phosphate. This method comprises applying to the spent solvent a pressure high enough for allowing the crystallization of the higher hydrocarbon to thereby crystallize the higher hydrocarbon, and separating under pressure a resulting solid mainly composed of the higher hydrocarbon from a remaining solution containing the phosphate in a higher concentration. The remaining solution may further be subjected to low-temperature vacuum distillation to separate the solution into the phosphate and a deterioration product thereof contained in the solution.

Abstract: A bellows is formed from a plurality of elemental pieces. A plurality of the elemental pieces are integrally formed as a one piece of continuous sheet material defining borders between the pieces. The border includes partial discontinuous for identifying folding portion of the pieces for mating adjacent pieces. Continuity of adjacent pieces is maintained by bridging portions which serves as positioning means for precisely mating the adjacent pieces for connecting peripheral edges for completing the bellows.

Abstract: A bellows is formed from a plurality of elemental pieces. A plurality of the elemental pieces are integrally formed as a one piece of continuous sheet material defining borders between the pieces. The border includes partial discontinuous for identifying folding portion of the pieces for mating adjacent pieces. Continuity of adjacent pieces is maintained by bridging portions which serves as positioning means for precisely mating the adjacent pieces for connecting peripheral edges for completing the bellows.