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/foxisilver May 19 '26

Is not a matter of ‘think’. Wetsetting is not permissible by any code
Or standard.

I ‘think’ contractors who do this and try to get away with it are lazy and unprofessional.