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Chapter 10
Recommendations for Future Research
The following recommendations are based on the experimental and numerical
results of the present study:
A new push-off test should be performed subject to direct shear loads, with good
control of crack width, in order to improve the response of the test in determining
aggregate interlock in different concrete matrixes, at different levels of com-
pressive strength and with different kinds of steel
bers.
Improvements should be proposed for the current formulations in the Design
Codes.
FRC should be included in building codes for its toughness, but not only based
on the f
R3
parameter, as it is not representative for all types of FRC.