Effect of Vehicle Cyclic Loading on the Failure of Canal Embankment on Soft Clay Deposit

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

The paper presents the deformation and failure research of Bangkok soft clay foundation under long-term cyclic loading. The long-term cyclic characteristics of soft clay are discussed through triaxial test and finite element simulation.The research conclusions have certain reference significance for relevant projects. However, there are some problems in this paper, which can be modified and improved by the author.

1. The title of section 2 “literature review” is inappropriate.

2. Please unify the font size of all figure titles. For example, the font size of Figure 1 is wrong.

3. Is it appropriate to use Modified Cam Clay (MCC) model to simulate the mechanical behavior of Bangkok soft clay? How does the author consider this problem?

4. It is suggested that the author avoid using black-and-white dotted line diagram, but use color lines to draw Figure 8, so as to make the observation clear.

5. It is suggested that the author deepen the research conclusion and make a separate statement.

6. kPa instead of KPa, please check and modify.

7. The research method in this paper is relatively common, and can only get general conclusions, without giving more innovative suggestions and related indicators. The author should consider more influencing factors in the follow-up study, and put forward targeted opinions and conclusions in combination with the actual situation of the field project.

Comments on the Quality of English Language

Minor editing of English language required

Author Response

Dear Reviewer 1,

The authors have edited the manuscript to incorporate various improvements. The details of these revisions can be discovered in the attached material. We value your observation pertaining to this topic.

      Sincerely yours,

     Geoff Chao, Ph.D., Associate Professor

     Geotechnical and Earth Resources Engineering, Department of Civil and Infrastructure Engineering 

 

      

Author Response File: Author Response.pdf

Reviewer 2 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

In my opinion the manuscript is interesting, although, it requires some explanations and modifications before it can be accepted for publication. Particular attention should be paid to the reorganization of the text. 

The abstract must be improved. The objectives should be more explicitly stated.

Review the Keywords, they are very long and some are of no relevant importance in this context.

The novelty and contributions of the paper should be further elaborated in the introduction section. The research hypothesis, novelty, and/or contribution of this review/analysis is unclear; please explain very clearly.

The methodology should not be presented in chapter 1. Introduction. It must be presented in detail in its own chapter.

Literature Review:The authors must indicate what does it article add to the subject area compared with other published material.

In chapter 2 there is information that does not fit into the Literature Review. For example: Figure 1 -General methodology used to investigate the repetitive loading impact on the embankment. Figure 5 Site location on the rural road No. PT.5021 of this study is at the end of chapter 2, but is referred to in chapter 3. Site Information and Field Data Collection

Table 3 should move to subchapter 4.2 Cyclic Consolidated Undrained Triaxial Tests

The graphic quality of the figures must be improved. Perhaps increasing the size of the images will make them easier to read.

Discussion: The discussion needs to be improved and supported by the results.

Conclusions It should objectively indicate the contribution of the work to the field and the progress of the research.

Author Response

Dear Reviewer 2,

       On behalf of the authors, we have revised several points of our manuscript, based on reviewer comments. The point by point detail of these improvements is provided in the attached file. We value your observation pertaining to this topic.

       Sincerely your,

       Geoff Chao, Ph.D., Associate Professor

       Geotechnical and Earth Resources Engineering, Department of Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)

Author Response File: Author Response.pdf

Round 2

Reviewer 2 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

The article has been sufficiently improved to warrant publication in Geosciences.