The Methodology for Assessing and Predicting the Geotechnical Stability of Agricultural Facilities Based on the Methods of Chaos Theory and Multiparametric Analysis
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
This is an interesting work, novel and disciplinary cross-cutting. I read the work from the perspective of a geotechnical engineer who does experimental research and my comments reflect my background.
'Soil health' is tied in with soil's resistance against erosion through deploying am interesting model and algorithm. To this end, the methods proposed here allows design of integrated system of systems, rather than systems alone. The text is quite hard to follow and that can compromise the readability of the work. I particularly recommend authors to introduce to readers what exactly they tend to gain in terms of foundation serviceability and limit states, through this method. And how these can manifest themselves in actual foundation design / serviceability. The elements are described quite robustly in Section 2. A tabular version of the vectors and parameters will ease the reading experience. I recommend this. The problem is presented in Section 3. Not much background information is given here, as of where the building is located, what soil types underpins the foundation, etc. A ground cross section diagram can be useful and I recommend. I also recommend using "common" terms when pointing to various geotechnical parameters. Readers will probably struggle here, and may not particularly enjoy doing a the guesswork of what is what. Authors may wish consult a geotechnical engineer to have another read, discuss, and share some ideas.
All in all, interesting and novel work.
Author Response
Dear reviewer!
Thank you for your comments and suggestions to improve the text of the article.
We have taken into account your recommendations and send a comment and a corrected version of the article.
- English has been revised.
- The terms "foundation serviceability" and "limit states" are denote the ability to operate the building in normal mode (without the danger of violating operational standards), as well as the limiting state, which is on the verge of the transition of operational properties to emergency. (page 5)
- A tabular version of the vectors and parameters was given in section 2 (table 1, pages 3-4).
- A ground cross section diagram is showed in figure 6 (page 9).
The Discussion section was expanded: the correlation of the research results with the illustration of the soil section under the studied foundation was substantiated, the main beneficiaries of the proposed methodology were described.
Best Regards, Anastasia
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Reviewer 2 Report
The study has publication value. The following modifications and improvements are suggested before publication.
1. In the discussion section, the comparison with existing related studies should be further strengthened to highlight the innovative points of this study.
2. In the discussion section, the limitations of this study can be pointed out.
It is suggested to publish after minor revision.
Author Response
Dear reviewer!
Thank you for your comments and suggestions to improve the text of the article.
We have taken into account your recommendations and send a comment and a corrected version of the article.
Added the following text:
The diagram in Figure 6 illustrates the ground section, including the groundwater pattern. This confirms their high content at the point of crack development on the foundation (point 120 in Figure 6). This comprehensive study is aimed at confirming the need to take into account the water cut of the foundation of structures in order to adjust the level of permissible loads on the wells.
The main beneficiaries of the proposed methodology are the building supervision and geotechnical monitoring services. The proposed methodology makes it possible to revise the limiting operating strain standards for building structures that are in special operating conditions (increased dynamics of the hydrogeological regime, other geodynamic processes). Also, this methodology will be of interest to specialists-developers of geotechnical monitoring systems as a mathematically and conceptually new approach to the problem being solved.
Attached is the revised version of the publication.
Best Regards, Anastasia
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