Life Cycle Regional Economic Impacts of Bridge Repair Using Cross-Laminated Timber Floor Slabs: A Case Study in Akita Prefecture, Japan

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

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Reviewer 2 Report

The paper entitled "Life Cycle Regional Economic Impacts of Bridge Repair Using Cross-laminated Timber Floor Slabs" by Tomohumi Huzita, Takanobu Sasaki, Shogo Araki and Chihiro Kayo refers to the use of CLT floor slabs for bridge repair, the main theme being the economic impacts throughout their life cycle, an impact that has not been evaluated so far.
The paper is interesting in that it addresses the analysis of a situation identified in Japan, but it can be extended globally, as it refers mainly to bridge repairs, and the feasibility of applicable solutions is determined by the materials used and their characteristics.
There are some observations, namely:
- there are phrases with words that are repeated, such as the phrase from line 112 to 115, where the word "induced" is repeated three times (and there are others phrases in content). It is recommended to reformulate these phrases.
- it is also recommended to restore the tables, where appropriate, by replacing the national currency with an international currency, euro or dollar, or by including a new column of values ​​in the chosen international currency. This is necessary for the international reader who cannot perceive only by reading the article the order of magnitude of the values ​​expressed in the national currency. In this way, the words set "(...... USD at 110 yen per USD)" used too many times in Chapter 3.1.2 is replaced by a single sentences related to the currency rate used.
A minor revision of the article is recommended, referring to the previously mentioned observations.

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