To review concrete repair and rehabilitation documents against ACI 562, first record which edition the project uses and whether it is being used alongside an existing building code such as the IEBC or as a stand-alone code. Then check that the assessment findings, the design basis, the repair details, shoring and temporary works, and the quality assurance program describe the same structure and the same work. AI can flag conflicts; the licensed design professional and the authority having jurisdiction decide compliance.
What does ACI 562 cover?
ACI’s store page for ACI CODE-562-25, Assessment, Repair, and Rehabilitation of Existing Concrete Structures—Code Requirements and Commentary, says the Code gives design professionals a code for assessing damage and deterioration and for designing repair and rehabilitation strategies. It sets minimum requirements for existing structural concrete buildings, members, and systems and, where applicable, nonbuilding structures. ACI says it was developed specifically to work with the International Existing Building Code (IEBC) or to be adopted as a stand-alone code. The published table of contents covers stand-alone criteria for damage levels, additions, alterations, and changes of occupancy (Chapter 4), loads and strength reduction factors for repair design and assessment (Chapter 5), assessment, evaluation, and analysis, including field investigation, material testing, durability evaluation, and load testing (Chapter 6), fire resistance and fire damage (Chapter 7), historical and corroded reinforcement (Chapter 8), design of repairs (Chapter 9), durability (Chapter 10), temporary works (Chapter 11), construction documents (Chapter 12), and quality assurance, including inspector and testing agency qualifications and project record documents (Chapter 13). The ACI 318 guide covers new structural concrete, and this page covers work on concrete that is already in place.
The ACI store lists ACI CODE-562-25 from ACI Committee 562, with a publication year of 2025, available in print and as a protected PDF, and lists ACI CODE-562-21 among its related products. ACI’s free preview of the 2025 edition says the Standards Board approved it and ACI published it in January 2025. The Code was first published in 2013 and revised in 2016, 2019, and 2021. The preview lists the key changes from the 2021 edition: the Code can now be used with any existing structures code, not only the IEBC; preliminary assessment moved into Chapter 6, which adds reliability-based assessment and durability evaluation; and new chapters cover fire, reinforcement condition, and temporary works. It also lists expanded design information in Chapter 12, expanded inspection, testing, and construction observation in Chapter 13, and a new appendix on a mean load method. Checked October 29, 2026. The preface says the Code has no legal status unless the authority having jurisdiction adopts it. Where it has not been adopted, it serves as a standard of minimum requirements. ACI 562 can reach a project through a jurisdiction’s adoption, a reference in the adopted existing building code, an owner’s requirement, or the project specifications, and each may name a different edition. Record the edition the governing documents name rather than assuming the 2025 edition applies.
ACI’s preview says the Code is written for use by a licensed design professional, and that it can supplement the IEBC, supplement another existing-structures code the authority having jurisdiction uses, or act as a stand-alone code where no existing building code is adopted. Its Chapter 1 has separate articles for use with an existing building code and use as a stand-alone code, so the design basis should say which path the project follows. We could not read the IEBC’s own referenced standards list from the ICC on October 29, 2026, so confirm whether and how the adopted IEBC edition refers to ACI 562 before citing that link. The IEBC side of the review is in the IEBC guide, and seismic evaluation and retrofit of existing buildings is in the ASCE/SEI 41 guide. For construction, ACI sells ACI SPEC-563-25, Repair of Concrete in Buildings, which ACI describes as a reference specification the architect or engineer applies to a repair project by citing it in the project specifications. ACI says ACI SPEC-563-25 incorporates other ACI specifications by reference for epoxy injection crack repair, shotcrete, and wet-layup FRP.
Gather the assessment, the repair basis, and every document that describes the repair work
Collect the condition assessment or evaluation report with its field investigation, test locations, and material test results, the existing drawings or record documents the assessment relied on, the structural general notes and design criteria for the repair, repair plans keyed to locations and repair types, repair details for surface repairs, section enlargement, supplemental or external reinforcement, crack repair, and post-tensioning work, the shoring and bracing drawings or performance requirements and the sequence notes, and the repair specification sections, including concrete removal, surface preparation, repair materials, protective coatings or membranes, and any FRP or shotcrete work.
Add the statement of special inspections or quality assurance plan, the testing agency scope, any bond or pull-off testing requirements, the project record document requirements, and the ACI 562 and ACI 563 editions the documents cite, from copies you are licensed to upload. Add the adopted existing building code and the jurisdiction’s adoption of ACI 562, if any.
Trace each repair from the assessment to the record documents
| Review question | Sources to compare | Decision to record |
|---|---|---|
| Edition and code path | Structural general notes, design criteria, repair specification, adopted existing building code | Record the ACI 562 edition each document cites, whether the project uses it with an existing building code or as a stand-alone code, and flag documents that cite ACI 318 alone for repair design. |
| Assessment to repair basis | Condition assessment report, test results, design criteria, repair plans | Confirm that the deterioration, damage, and material properties the repair design relies on match the assessment findings and test locations, and that areas the assessment flagged appear on the repair plans or are explained. |
| Damage level and scope | Assessment conclusions, design criteria, code analysis, project description | Check that the damage classification and the scope of work, such as repair, strengthening, addition, alteration, or change of occupancy, are described the same way in the assessment, the drawings, and the code analysis. |
| Repair types and details | Repair plans, repair details, repair material specification, product data requirements | Match every repair type tagged on the plans to a detail and a specification article, and flag materials, preparation methods, or reinforcement treatments that differ between detail and specification. |
| Temporary works and sequence | Shoring drawings or performance criteria, sequence notes, repair details, specification | Confirm who designs shoring and bracing, that load paths during removal and repair are addressed where the details call for removal around reinforcement or tendons, and that sequence notes agree across sheets. |
| Quality assurance and records | Statement of special inspections, testing specification, general notes, closeout requirements | Check that inspections, tests, and construction observation named in the notes appear in the quality assurance program, that inspector and testing agency qualifications are stated once, and that the project record documents to be produced are defined. |
Concrete removal and protection of the existing structure continue in the demolition specifications guide, inspection and testing scope in the special inspections guide, concrete and reinforcement notes in the concrete specifications guide and the reinforcement drawing checklist, and general concrete construction requirements in the ACI 301 guide. The full structural set is covered in the structural drawing checklist, and California’s existing building rules are in the California Existing Building Code guide.
Example: a garage repair set built on two different assessments
Hypothetical example. An owner retains an engineer to repair a cast-in-place parking structure after a condition survey finds delaminations and exposed corroded reinforcement on two supported levels. The structural notes cite ACI 562 without an edition and state that the project follows the IEBC, while the repair specification cites ACI 562-19 and ACI 563 and the special inspection statement lists only new-construction concrete inspections. The repair plans tag surface repairs on Levels 2 and 3, but the assessment report’s test locations and delamination maps cover Level 2 and the ramp. No shoring requirement is shown for repairs where the details call for removing concrete behind the reinforcement.
The structural notes and the repair specification cite different ACI 562 editions, and the general notes do not name an edition. Repair areas on Level 3 are not supported by assessment data in the report provided, and the ramp areas the assessment identified are not shown on the repair plans. Details that require removal behind reinforcement have no shoring or sequence requirement, and the quality assurance program does not include the repair inspections and testing the specification calls for. Confirm the edition and code path, reconcile the repair plans with the assessment, and coordinate temporary works and inspections.
The engineer issues an addendum with the assessment data for Level 3, adds the ramp repairs, names one ACI 562 edition in the notes and specification, adds shoring and sequence notes for the affected details, and revises the statement of special inspections. The finding is a coordination conflict; the licensed design professional and the building official decide compliance.
Review a concrete repair set with Groundbook
Upload the current drawings and specifications to Groundbook, and state the edition, amendments, and review scope in your instructions. Add the ACI 562 edition the project uses from a copy you are licensed to use, where the license permits uploading it, and the jurisdiction’s published amendments. See how Groundbook works with local and licensed codes.
Compare the condition assessment report, structural general notes, design criteria, repair plans, repair details, shoring and sequence notes, repair specification, and statement of special inspections. Flag ACI 562 or ACI 563 editions that differ between documents or are not named, a design basis that does not say whether ACI 562 is used with an existing building code or as a stand-alone code, repair areas with no supporting assessment data, assessment findings with no repair shown, repair types without a matching detail or specification article, removal details without shoring or sequence requirements, and inspections or tests named in the notes but missing from the quality assurance program. Use the supplied ACI 562 edition and existing building code and cite both sources.
Groundbook links each potential finding to the sheet, detail, report page, or specification article and to the uploaded standard or code. It compares what the documents state; it does not evaluate the existing structure, check capacity, or decide which repair is adequate.
Document review does not replace the condition assessment, the licensed design professional’s judgment, the testing agency, or the building official, and it does not certify compliance with ACI 562.