
Research and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation – Zingoni (Ed.)
© 2013 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00061-2
The effect of steel fibres on the compressive ductility in lightweight
aggregate concrete structures
J.A. Øverli
Department of Structural Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
T.M. Jensen
SINTEF Building and Infrastructure, Trondheim, Norway
ABSTRACT: The well-known brittleness in compression of lightweight aggregate concrete (LWAC) compared
to normal density concrete can explain the limited use of the material for practical purposes. To study the
ductility ...