Thinking critically and creatively about focus groups

Focus groups are now widely used by human geographers conducting qualitative research, and are clearly recognised as an established research method within the discipline. Despite this, there is a lack of discussion about the various methodological issues involved in using focus groups. This paper aims to open up discussion by suggesting that there is a need to think critically and creatively about using focus groups in human geography. I draw upon my experience of conducting focus groups with young Muslim men in order to suggest some of the ways in which human geographers might think critically about using focus groups. Some of the issues discussed include group size, location, context and timing, sensitivity of topic, the age of research participants and the positionalities of the researcher.     

Influence of the soil–structure interaction on the fundamental period of buildings

This paper includes an investigation of the influence of the soil–structure interaction (SSI) on the fundamental period of buildings. The behaviour of both the soil and the structure is assumed to be elastic. The soil‐foundation system is modelled using translational and rotational discrete springs. Analysis is first conducted for one‐storey buildings. It shows that the influence of the SSI on the fundamental frequency of building depends on the soil–structure relative rigidity K_ss. Analysis is then extended for multi‐storey buildings. It allows the generalization of the soil–structure relative rigidity K_s to such complex structures. Charts are proposed for taking into account the influence of the SSI in the calculation of the fundamental frequency of a wide range of buildings. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

宝兴县城堤防工程灌注桩施工中的几个问题

介绍在宝兴县城堤防灌注桩工程施工中，如何解决孔轴线倾斜、卡钻、坍孔、导管堵塞等技术难题。     

SEMIAUTOMATIC BUILDING EXTRACTION FROM STEREO IMAGE PAIR BASED ON LINES GROUPING AND LEAST SQUARES MATCHING

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常德市太阳山周围村镇建筑抗震性能调查

通过对常德市太阳山东西两则农村和集镇515栋房屋的32项建筑指标的调查,揭示了农村和集镇建筑抗震性能现状,分析了本区农村建筑抗震设防存在的问题和地震时可能造成的破坏,提出了相应的抗震措施.     

既有建筑地基基础加固劈裂注浆法在青纸汽运办公楼的应用

青纸汽运办公由于部分基础座落在松散的杂填土层上，产生不均匀沉降破坏，通过劈裂注浆加固，建筑物停止沉降，地基土承载力标准值提高了4倍，效果显著。加固劈裂注浆法是治理既有建筑地基基础沉降灾害的有效方法之一。     

随机-模糊处理方法在岩石力学指标统计及岩组划分中的应用

探讨了随机 模糊处理方法在岩石力学指标统计和岩组定量划分中的应用。文中对计算中的隶属函数取值及迭代方式进行了深入讨论。通过计算结果的比较分析, 认为随机 模糊处理方法更符合实际, 并优于其他方法。最后作者提出了岩组定性划分 岩石样本参数的随机 模糊统计分析 岩组定量划分及参数重新统计的分析程序。     

船台滑道下含软弱层岸坡的空间稳定分析

芜湖江东船厂新建船台滑道位于有较厚软弱土层的岸坡上。本文采用三维有限元和刚体极限平衡理论结合的方法分析岸坡稳定, 对不同潜在滑动面进行探索, 求解最小安全系数及相应滑动面位置。分析结果已在施工实践中得到证实。     

试论西部大开发与国防建设

根据我国国土形状呈三叶螺旋浆形的特征，指出了我国经济建设，国防建设和行政管理均应实行中心辐射型结构模式，述了我国经济建设与国防建设相结合的措施，将经济区以国防功能区分为核心经济区，纽带经济区，支撑经济区，有序建成这三类经济区，以适应形势发展的需要，扩大我国的战略防御向纵深发展。     

基坑支护结构破坏原因综述及实例分析

高层建筑基坑支护结构破坏原因主要有 :支护结构整体失稳、基坑土体隆起、管涌及流沙的出现、支撑强度不足或压屈、墙体破坏、支护结构平面变形超过限度。某大厦施工中由于桩身强度不足、桩尖达到的深度不够及桩间距过大等原因 ,致使管涌发生 ,造成塌方。通过对事故针对性的处理 ,取得了良好的效果