Review Reports

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

This manuscript explores the “Effect of Expanded Perlite Aggregate Plaster on the Behaviour of  High Temperature Reinforced Concrete Structures”. The manuscript is elaborately described and contextualized with the help of previous and present theoretical background. All the references cited are relevant to this area of research. The methods/analytical study are clearly stated. The result and discussion section are clearly presented. The manuscript needs minor revision and require the following modifications before the acceptance.

1. Abstract – Please rewrite with the following flow: Background and Problem statement – Aim of work – Research methods – Findings - Significance and impact of the work.

2. It would be good if the key words are arranged in alphabetical order. Also increase the number of keywords

3. The line ‘Concrete has many advantages over other building materials, including high compressive strength, durability and fire safety’ need citations. Some relevant works are as follows.

https://doi.org/10.1002/suco.201900390

https://doi.org/10.1002/suco.201800355

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.123209

4. Too many small paragraphs are available in introduction section. Merge it wherever necessary.

5.  What is the novelty of your research?

6. Present your research recommendations at the end of conclusion part.

Author Response

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Reviewer 2 Report

Paper is well written and worth to be published, just minor correction needed, kindly refer to comments in paper.

Comments for author File: Comments.pdf

Author Response

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Reviewer 3 Report

The paper "Effect of Expanded Perlite Aggregate Plaster on the Behavior of High Temperature Reinforced Concrete Structures" has a significant contribution to the protection of buildings from fire. Thermal insulation from polystyrene (PS) on the facades of buildings for collective housing, as well as individually, is massively used due to the economic factor and availability on the market. I believe that the paper has a significant contribution to an extremely important topic from the aspect of fire protection of buildings. The experiment and analysis of the obtained results have been done correctly. Also ivconclusion. I propose the paper for publication.

Author Response

Dear reviewer,

Thanks For Your Valuable Comments. 

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Reviewer 4 Report

Comments for author File: Comments.pdf

Author Response

Dear reviewer,

Thanks For Your Valuable Comments. Your comments were taken into account and response files was created point-by-point. Changes made in the updated text are highlighted in yellow.

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