In September, the American Concrete Institute plans to publish a guide to help engineers meet the requirements of ACI’s first model code for the repair of existing structural-concrete buildings. And early next year, ACI expects to release for public comment the draft of an updated version of the code, published in 2013.
ACI 562-13 “Code Requirements for Evaluation, Repair and Rehabilitation of Concrete Buildings and Commentary” was written to establish rules for better performance of concrete structures and emphasizes performance-based rather than prescriptive requirements. ACI 562-13 sets the required minimum repair practices and, if followed, helps achieve quality and safe structures, says the code writing group.