ACI 562-2025 sets code requirements for assessing, repairing, and rehabilitating existing concrete structures. Learn what owners and engineers should prepare before repair design starts.
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Read ArticlePull-off adhesion testing helps verify concrete surface preparation, repair bond strength, and failure mode before full-scale concrete repair or overlay work. Learn when to use it and how to interpret results.
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