Concrete dowel placement method and apparatus

A method of forming a cold joint between adjoining sequentially formed first and second slabs of concrete, comprising:

• (a) arranging at least one stud to form at least a portion of a periphery of the first slab of concrete;
• (b) fastening a plurality of baseplates to the at least one stud with a plurality of at least three separate fasteners forced through each respective baseplate and into the stud to which the baseplate is fastened, each baseplate having opposing front and back sides with a thickness of between 0.015 and 0.25 inches, each baseplate made of a polymer which does not split or crack when each fastener is forced through the baseplate and into the stud, each baseplate having an outer periphery which is located between a top and bottom edge wall of the stud and 0.5 inches or more from a top edge wall of the at least one stud, each fastener having a fastener length which extends into the stud a distance of at least ¼ inch and less than 1 inch, each baseplate having a tubular projection extending along a longitudinal axis that is substantially perpendicular to the front face of the baseplate from which the projection extends, each tubular projection having a closed distal end and having a hollow interior configured to receive a straight cylindrical shaft 0.2 to 0.4 inches in diameter through an opening in the baseplate, each tubular projection having a length of 4 to 9 inches from the baseplate and having a sidewall thickness less than 0.1 inches;
• (c) pouring a first concrete into an area bounded in part by the at least one stud to entrain the plurality of baseplates and tubular projections;
• (d) leveling and finishing the first concrete to form the first concrete slab upon hardening of the first concrete, with the tubular projections extending into the first concrete slab;
• and
• (e) removing the at least one stud, leaving the baseplates embedded in the first concrete slab along a first edge of the first concrete slab with distal ends of the fasteners extending from the respective baseplates along that first edge of the first concrete slab.