June 17, 2021

Professor Takayoshi Kobayashi

The University of Electro-Communications
Tokyo, Japan

Dear Professor Kobayashi,

I would like to submit the revised manuscript: “A novel whale optimization algorithm
for the design of tuned mass dampers under earthquake excitations” to be considered
for possible publication in Applied Sciences.

The authors would like to thank the reviewers for their commitment to improve the
quality of this publication. According to their comments, we have modified the paper
accordingly (all changes highlighted in yellow within the manuscript).

Additionally, we attached a PDF file with the detailed response for each reviewer in the
journal platform.

Would you please acknowledge receipt. Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

Luis Augusto Lara Valencia, PhD

Associate Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Mines
National University of Colombia - Campus Medellin
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