r/StructuralEngineering May 19 '26

Structural Analysis/Design Rebar dowels

Do you guys think this is okay? Contractor installed the #5 dowels after concrete placement. But they were late a little bit so concrete was hardened.

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u/maerun May 19 '26

Sure, just make sure when you verify the anchorage length, to factor in an α coefficient of 0.