Is there a way to connect a new reinforced concrete slab on an existing reinforced concrete beam, given that the beam doesn't have steel dowels to connect with?
Yes its possible, but I agree with Greville Wood’s answer and genuinely don’t think he is touting for work.
Depends on the loads involved and connecting to the existing set concrete needs specific techniques and materials. Plus you won’t know the reinforcement on the existing beam. It’s a recipe for an expensive mistake.
The safest way is to break back the concrete to establish what reinforcement exists, that way you can physically reconnect to the existing concrete providing it hasn’t degraded or spalled.
The existing concrete will have to be primed and the new concrete replaced, not always easy. The new concrete may have to be polymer modified. That why it is best to check with an engineer.
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