Genetic Algorithm as a Tool for the Determination of the Self-Stress States of Tensegrity Domes
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
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Reviewer 2 Report
The title "via other methods" is not clear and suggests being more specific.
The abstract should be improved. The aim does not reflect the work done; the method described is general and should be more specific. Significant results should be highlighted.
Line 18 - Citation is needed to support the term "best solutions".
Line 23-24 - "The first major advantage.." please rewrite the statement clearly. i.e.The main advantage of tensegrity dome? or steel dome? and the citation should be placed at the end of the sentence.
Line 24-25 - Please revisit the definition/ description/ terminology about self-balancing and self-stress state.
Line 28-29 "Such domes, initially unstable, stabilize after introducing a self-stress state." This sentence confuses the reader and suggests more detail.
"Additionally, the modification of self-balancing forces allows for controlling the static and dynamic parameters of the structures." This sentence is unclear and needs elaboration i.e. How the modification done, and what parameters can be controlled? How to control it?
A literature review on similar research i.e. genetic algorithm in tensegrity dome is not found and should be added.
Line 210-215 Table 1- please justify the selection of the parameters for the genetic.
Line 230-233 - Please justify the selection of the parameters for series 1 and series 2 for the domes.
Table 1 - Does the node's equilibrium in Table 1 mean the summation of forces at a node, and the self-stress state means the axial forces in elements? A description/ definition is needed in the text.
Please discuss the effectiveness of series 1 and 2 for more accurate results.
There are relatively small errors in series 1 and series 2 compared to exact solutions; what is the recommendation to improve?
Conclusions can be improved, and recommendations for future research are expected.
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