Study on Stability of Anchored Slope under Static Load with Weak Interlayer
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Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
The review comments are given in the annotated pdf attached.
Comments for author File: Comments.pdf
Author Response
Dear reviewer,
We would like to thank the reviewer for their time and thoughtful comments and criticisms. We have responded to your comments (Please see the attachment), and have made improvements to the manuscript as recommended.
Chen-Xi Miao (corresponding author)
Author Response File: Author Response.pdf
Reviewer 2 Report
This study investigates the stability of a rock slope with weak interlayer through both physical model test and numerical modelling. This reviewer has some comments. The general and detailed comments are as follows.
1. It seems that most of the results can be expected. Please highlight the novelty and uniqueness of this study.
2. The test is carried out in small scale, where is stress state is not correct when compared with field conditions in large scale. Please add discussion on this point.
3. In figure 4, the test values are much larger than the simulated values at high applied load. It is explained that the model test does not have a homogeneous soil layer during filling. Is this the only reason? Please also postulate other reasons.
4. Please provide some recommendations at the end regarding how to strengthen the rock slope with weak interlayer in field.
Author Response
Response to Reviewer 2 Comments, Please see the attachment.
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Round 2
Reviewer 1 Report
The authors have answered all the queries.
Author Response
The authors thank the reviewer for your time in effort in reviewing our manuscript.
Reviewer 2 Report
The authors have addressed my comments well. I have one more comment. "Wedge Failure" is observed in the test. Please explain and discuss the mechanisms behind. Also, are there any real case(s) in field, which shows "Wedge failure"? Please compare with the practical failure cases in literature.
Author Response
Thanks to the suggestions of experts. Response to Reviewer 2 Comments, Please see the attachment.
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