Smooth dowels

We have smooth dowels in stock in standard lengths, or we can custom-coat your own. Call for volume pricing. Special lengths and diameters available upon request. All of our smooth dowels are premium saw cut (no burs.) Epoxy coated also available for CalTrans jobs.

We can shear cut or saw cut your smooth dowels in standard lengths or custom ordered sizes. Saw cut cut ends for ease of joint movement. Helps you collect your retainage, reduce your call backs, and save labor. Eliminates drilling bulkheads, greasing or spinning dowels, and removing or reinstalling dowels.

Available in plain, painted and epoxy coated. We stock the following sizes to help you complete your pour. Diameter in 12″, 18″, and 24″ lengths. White, Pack of Average Rating: ( ) out of stars ratings , based on reviews Current Price $12.

The sleeves create a cavity that will accept either smooth or deformed dowels and will prevent bonding to the initial concrete placement. For dowels to be effective, they should be smooth , aligne and supported so they will remain parallel in both the horizontal and the vertical planes during the placing and finishing operation. All dowels should be sawn and not sheared. Properly aligne smooth dowels allow the joint to open as concrete shrinks.

The bars are placed between two concrete slabs so that loads are transferred between the two slabs and allowing for any horizontal. With hundreds of wooden dowels , dowel pins and wood inlay, Woodcraft. Shop our full line today.

We offer many hardwood species grown in the midwest Appalachian region of the United States of America. Our lumber comes from responsibly managed forests, and is seasoned and kiln-dried to provide a stable, straight wood product for your every need. Strengthening an existing concrete structure through the use of shear dowels is a primary application of post-installed rebar.

Though this is commonly done to improve the performance of concrete slabs and structures experiencing earthquake and seismic loads, the application is not limited to geographic areas experiencing these conditions. Do you utilize epoxy coated smooth dowels in your concrete pavements? Have you excavated smooth dowels from concrete pavements recently?

If yes, what condition were they in generally? For example, a inch slab connecting to a new placement with a slab depth of inches. This provides less negative force on both concrete slabs. Dowel Bar Survey Questions.

A steel dowel pin helps align machine components during the assembly process to ensure a consistent result. These pins are also used in masonry to join stone and concrete. Wood dowel pins are employed to create dowel joints in furniture, as well as for shelving pegs. They are trying to supply us with ASTM Asmooth bar dowels and ASTM A6Grade rebar (for deformed bars). Our supplier says they have talked with their foundry suppliers and have found that Asteel is the only type of smooth dowel commonly produced and stocke and grade steel is only used for rebar, no grade is produced for either.

Inserted at mid-slab depth to help transfer load but allow adjacent slabs to expand and contract independent of one another. Each cap contains an internal mould fluting which compresses with the movement of the dowel thus keeping the cap in place. The multi-fitting cap end design allows for standard diameters of round dowels to all be accommodated in just two sizes of caps – 10mm – 16mm, and 16mm – 50mm.

When using dowel baskets, the dowels must be properly aligned and the dowel basket firmly anchored to the base course.