Shrinkage and Durability Evaluation of Environmental Load-Reducing FRPCM by Using Silicone Oil
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
This is an interesting article regarding current problems related to materials for the repair of concrete structures.
The research was planned and presented in a way that allows obtaining systematic information on the impact of
silicone oil on the properties of repair cement mortars. The obtained results are interesting and their discussion
is sufficient. Some additions are necessary:
1. in the introduction, reference should be made to existing research in the use of silicone oil as an addition to mortars,
2. it is necessary to provide more detailed information about the materials used and the mortar composition,
3. if possible, it would be beneficial to provide information on the impact of silicone oil on the adhesion of
repair mortars;
if such tests have not been carried out, the reviewer suggests that they should be carried out in further stages
of the research.
Author Response
We would like to thank the reviewer for carefully reading and for giving quite valuable comments and suggestions, which
substantially helped improving the quality of this manuscript. We describe our response point by point to each comment
(in bold letters) and we have marked the modifications in red in the paper. Please refer to the attached file.
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Reviewer 2 Report
Comments are in the attached file.
Comments for author File: Comments.pdf
Author Response
We would like to thank the reviewer for carefully reading and for giving quite valuable comments and suggestions, which
substantially helped improving the quality of this manuscript. We describe our response point by point to each comment
(in bold letters) and we have marked the modifications in red in the paper. Please refer to the attached file.
Author Response File: Author Response.pdf
Reviewer 3 Report
Designing civil
engineering materials with a limited impact on the environment is one
of the major challenge the sector
must address. The development of
environmental load-reducing fibre-reinforced polymer cement mortar
(FRPCM) is
then following this necessary trend.
This manuscript
presents a study about the shrinkage and durability of FRPCM by using
silicone oil instead of classical
shrinkage reducing agent comparing
the fresh properties, strength characteristics, the shrinkage
evolution and the
carbonation resistance tests. Globally the article
is presented correctly, the introduction gives a quick background
about
the subject, the methods are clearly explained and the results
are correctly discussed, supporting the conclusions. Although
the subject is relatively specific, this manuscript may find its readership in Materials journal.
Some points may be addressed before an eventual publication:
- the introduction is very brief and only gives 9 references. It may be interesting to give more varied references to other repairing
materials for example
- Table 1 and Table 2 may be inverted
- Table 2: some materials are not presented in the text. Please explain the mix and the mixing process more thoroughly
- Table correct Blaine
- l 96 – 98: please explain whether air entraining admixture is included in S01-S010 mixes. AE may be added in table 1
- l 125: please use percentages along with absolute values
- l 169: correct flow
- l 181 – 184: please give a comment on the small extension of ES1/2-SO3
- figure 14: please complete the caption with something like ‘of silicon oil in ECO-FRPCM’
Author Response
We would like to thank the reviewer for carefully reading and for giving quite valuable comments and suggestions, which substantially
helped improving the quality of this manuscript. We describe our response point by point to each comment (in bold letters) and we have
marked the modifications in red in the paper. Please refer to the attached file.
Author Response File: Author Response.pdf
