Japanese Economy and Plastic Forming

Challenges to Revitalizing the Japanese Economy

In this forecast, we examine the future Japanese economy to FY2015. Major assumptions made in the forecast are: The world economy will grow by about 4%, oil prices would drop to $28/barrel, and the yen would gradually appreciate by about 10%. In other words, the terms of trade that have deteriorated significantly this fiscal year will gradually look better. We also assume that to recover sustai...

Anelastic to plastic transition in metallic glass-forming liquids.

The configurational properties associated with the transition from anelasticity to plasticity in a transiently deforming metallic glass-forming liquid are studied. The data reveal that the underlying transition kinetics for flow can be separated into reversible and irreversible configurational hopping across the liquid energy landscape, identified with beta and alpha relaxation processes, respe...

Study on Thixotropic Plastic Forming of Magnesium Matrix Composites

Optimality and Economy of Expression in Japanese and Korean

In this paper I will discuss certain cases in Japanese and Korean morphosyntax where forms compete to express the same semantic and grammatical information, and attempt to show that in each instance the most economical form is chosen. Presenting an account in terms of Optimality Theory (OT; see Prince and Smolensky (1993), Grimshaw (1995)), I will argue that constraints such as ‘Avoid Word’ and...

Thermo-Elastic-Plastic Analysis of Plate Forming Process by Flame Bending Method

Flame bending process is one of the forming processes of steel plates. During this process, plate is formed with heating by gas torch flame followed by controlled cooling along specified paths. Considering simple tools used in the process, it is a popular and economical forming method. At present, this process is manually done on the basis of skilled technician’s &#10experience. Experimental an...