Monotonic Response of Exposed Base Plates of Columns: Numerical Study and a New Design Method

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

This paper performed a FEM numerical study for the purpose of engineering designing exposed base plates under the action of axial and bending loads. The results looks solid. However, a brief discussion of the more fundamental material problem should help reader gain broad context of engineering design. For example, the fundamental challenge of strength-ductility tradeoff for an engineering material in this paper "A review on the strengthening of nanostructured materials"

Author Response

Metals, Special Issue "Advances in Structural Steel Research"
MDPI

Subject: Revised Manuscript “metals-744057”

Dear Editorial Staff:

Please find enclosed the updated version of the paper entitled Monotonic response of exposed base plates of columns: numerical study and a new design method by Héctor Díaz, Eduardo Nuñez and Claudio Oyarzo. This draft has been extensively revised to address the comments received following the initial review of the paper. The authors would like to thank the reviewers for their comments, which were very helpful in improving the quality and clarity of the manuscript. Attached is a summary of how the recommendations of the reviewers were addressed in the revised version of the paper.

Sincerely,

Eduardo Nuñez, PhD
Department of Civil Engineering
Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Concepción, Chile

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Author Response File: Author Response.pdf

Reviewer 2 Report

The manuscript under the title: “Monotonic response of exposed base plates of 2 columns: numerical study and a new design method”  is relevant for the Metals journal. The article based on computer modelling. The organization of the article is appropriate. Overall, the paper is well prepared. Nevertheless, the article required some improvements:

- the abstract and introduction part – please add the main aim of article / research

- the results  needs more discussion and supplementing by up-to-date references

- please check the format of references, especially no. 8

Author Response

Metals, Special Issue "Advances in Structural Steel Research"
MDPI

Subject: Revised Manuscript “metals-744057”

Dear Editorial Staff:

Please find enclosed the updated version of the paper entitled Monotonic response of
exposed base plates of columns: numerical study and a new design method by Héctor
Díaz, Eduardo Nuñez and Claudio Oyarzo. This draft has been extensively revised to
address the comments received following the initial review of the paper. The authors
would like to thank the reviewers for their comments, which were very helpful in
improving the quality and clarity of the manuscript. Attached is a summary of how the
recommendations of the reviewers were addressed in the revised version of the paper.

Sincerely,

Eduardo Nuñez, PhD
Department of Civil Engineering
Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Concepción, Chile

Author Response File: Author Response.pdf