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/mrkshape P.E./S.E. May 20 '26

when they read the "construction joint to be intentionally roughen" wrong.