Analysis of Equivalent Flexural Stiffness of Steel–Concrete Composite Beams in Frame Structures
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
interesting work
small grammatical mistakes, other than that it's good to go!
Author Response
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Reviewer 2 Report
The paper is well-written with sufficient background information and verification. I suggest the paper to be publsihed as is.
Author Response
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Reviewer 3 Report
The manuscript is well written and makes a useful contribution to knowledge, and should be suitable for publication after minor revision. My detailed comments and suggestions are:
1) Title and scope of application: What you present is applicable beyond the scope of composite beams made from steel and concrete. I suggest you generalize the presentation starting with the title. Using steel-concrete beams as an example of application of your formulas and FE analyses would remain valid.
2) Keywords: Use simple words rather than phrases.
3) Introduction: Suggest you consider talking about determination of the effective flexural stiffness (rather than the flexural stiffness) of beams which don’t have simple end supports.
4) Line 134: I think you mean non-uniform (or something similar) rather than inelastic bending deformation.
5) Line 146: It should be sections, rather than chapters.
Author Response
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