8 Papers
29 Citations
Bo Gao is an academic researcher from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Fibre-reinforced plastic & Concrete cover. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 8 publications.
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Papers
Experimental study on RC beams with FRP strips bonded with rubber modified resins
TL;DR: In this article, the effects of adhesive properties on structural performance of reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened with carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) strips were investigated, and it was suggested that the rubber modifier enhanced the structural performance by increasing the maximum load-carrying capacity and corresponding ductility, compared with the beams bonded with a neat epoxy resin.
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Prediction of concrete cover separation failure for RC beams strengthened with CFRP strips
TL;DR: In this paper, an analytical expression is developed taking into account the stress concentrations in concrete near the tension rebar closest to the cut off point of the fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) strip.
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Failure diagrams of FRP strengthened RC beams
TL;DR: In this article, a failure diagram is established to show the relationship and the transfer tendency among different failure modes for reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened with FRP strips, and how failure modes change with the FRP thickness and the distance from the end of FRP strip to the support.
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Strengthening efficiency of taper ended FRP strips bonded to RC beams
TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of taper-end fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) strips on the structural performance of reinforced concrete (RC) beams has been evaluated in an effort to optimize the FRP strip end geometry.
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Effect of tapered FRP sheets on interlaminar fracture behaviour of FRP–concrete interface
TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of taper-ended fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) sheets on interlaminar fracture resistance between the FRP and concrete beams was investigated and the results showed that the taper configuration of FRP sheets could significantly affect the fracture behavior in terms of both the load-displacement behaviour and the variation of critical strain energy release rate with crack propagation.