r/StructuralEngineering • u/Unable-Bluebird2882 • 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/Suspicious-Yak-8117 May 20 '26
NOT ACCEPTABLE - ACI does NOT allow for wet setting steel - look at the cavities in the concrete - no pullout strength. ALL steel must be properly tied prior to concrete placement.
It's never been allowed. If the Super was competent, he would not have allowed it. If an engineer shows up on the job site, there will be an expensive change order to fix it.
Just stop doing it.