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2. In the abstract “The geogrid-layer increases the low shear resistance of fine sand,
thereby reducing the cost of soil improvement methods” how? One of the uses of soil
reinforcement with geogrid is to improve the soil, and this matter is not related to the
costs of the improvement process. How did the researcher prove that using geogrid saves
the costs of the soil improvement process?
3. How did the authors confirm the input material parameters in the finite element model for
fine sand?
4. When conducting large-scale direct shear tests, it is essential to consider the dimensions
of the shear box. Standards recommend that the minimum dimensions of the shear box
should be:
 At least 30 cm.
 15 × D85 of the soil (where D85 represents the particle size corresponding to 85%
passing).
 At least five times the largest geogrid aperture size used in the investigation, so the
authors must clarify the specifications on which they relied in determining the
dimensions of the large-scale direct shear test.
5. In Figure 1-A, the researcher explains that the soil is loose. However, when implementing
the process of reinforcing the soil with geogrid, the process of compacting the soil must
be performed, it is need to explain
6. In (3.1. Model Verification) the author validates the numerical model is for determining
the shearing resistance of unreinforced soil. It is necessary to ensure that the program has
also the ability to represent reinforced soil with geogrid. We have doubts about all the
results as long as no validation work has been done to reinforced soil with geogrid.
7. Fig. 4. It is peter to change Mohr column to lab test in the legend
8. The novelty of the presented work is unclear. There are various studies in the literature on
the same topic, some of which are cited by the author(s). The author(s) needs to clarify
what additional knowledge/information is generated through this work “Performance of
3-D Geogrid-Reinforced Sand under Direct Shear Mode”
9. The reference of the software ABAQUS is missed in the list of references.