Study on the Evolution Law of Internal Force and Deformation and Optimized Calculation Method for Internal Force of Cantilever Anti-Slide Pile under Trapezoidal Thrust Load
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
Dear authors,
In this paper, the authors propose an original calculation method that improves the Calculation Method for Internal Force of Cantilever Anti-Slide Pile under Trapezoidal Thrust Load.
As a weak elements
The authors correspondence addresses on the page 1 do not comply with the required format.
Bibliographic references can be improved by increasing their number with current preferred references, possibly after 2018.
Figure 1, far exceeds the required format. Try to shrink/regroup.
In Figure 2, the two images can be placed on the same line to gain vertical space. Figure 3 can be centered.
The mathematical relationships on page 6 do not respect the required format.
Figures 7, 8, 9 can be a bit clearer. You can't really see the writing on the normal page.
Figures 11, 12 can be placed on the same line. In figure 19, the writing is not clearly visible.
Figures 20 and 21 as well as 24 and 25 as well as 26-29, 30 and 31, 32, 33 can be placed on the same line.
Check all sizes and their units of measure - some spaces must be left between them.
Ex pag 4
The pile length(L) is 1.1 m, in which the loaded section and the anchored section are 70 cm and 40 cm respectively. The sectional width(b) and the sectional height(h) are 10 cm and 15 cm respectively. The tensile steel bars at the rear side of the test pile are composed of two steel bars with a diameter of 8 mm(N1), and the steel ratio(ρ) is 0.67%. The structural steel bars at the front side of the pile is composed of two steel bars with a diameter of 6 mm(N2), and the stirrup is composed of one steel bar with a diameter of 6 mm and a spacing of 106 mm(N3). Please check the whole paper.
The bibliography does not respect the format imposed by the journal. Please review.
As notable elements
Through this original method, the authors managed to show that the traditional calculation method of bending moment of anti-slide pile is unreasonable because the contribution of reinforcement is ignored in the calculation of section inertia moment, and the calculation result is small when the anti-slide pile works in uncracked stage.
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Reviewer 2 Report
The article presents tests and calculations of bearing capacity and deformability of cantilever anti slide piles under trapezoidal load.
The topic of the article is interesting, and the presented computational model is a new contribution to the scope of knowledge of the analyzed case study.
The language of the article needs considerable refinement and correction. In its current form, the text reads difficult due to overly complex sentences, repetition of phrases and stylistic errors.
The drawings are not very clear and need to be improved, as well as indicating and describing the essential elements.
The first paragraph of the discussion chapter is a description of the results of the study.
Conclusions are presented in an overly general way, there is no comparison and no indication of strict parameters and values resulting from the research.
Examples:
Figure 1, in particular, 1D is unreadable.
Table 1 and 3: The description of the selected reinforcing bar steel grade is unnecessarily divided into tensile and hoop elements.
Page 6, sentence: "For the value of concentrated force, i was names as the serial number of concentrated force (i=1, 2, m, numbered from top to bottom), and Fi is the value of the ith concentrated force." needs clarification.
Figure 4 is unreadable.
Page 10, sentence: "The test was carried out according Figure 10. Step1, the strain gauges were posted with reference to Figure 7." needs style improvement.
Figure 19 is unreadable.
Page 25: sentence: "In this paper, the laboratory physical model test on the bearing characteristics of can-tilever anti-slide pile under trapezoidal thrust load was carried out, and the bearing char-acteristics and the evolution process of stress and deformation of cantilever anti-slide pile under trapezoidal thrust load were investigated." needs rebuilding.
Yours Sincerely,
Reviewer.
Author Response
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Round 2
Reviewer 2 Report
As my earlier comments have been corrected and clarified, in my opinion, the article can be published in Buildings.
Kind regards,
Reviewer.
Author Response
Many thanks to your kind suggestion. As the reviewer suggested, the authors have revised and embellished the full text. The revised version can be easily reviewed by experts and readers. The modified part has been marked up using the “Track Changes” function.
