EFFECT OF EXCESSIVE BLEEDING ON THE PROPERTIES OF CEMENT MORTAR

Effect of Excessive Bleeding on the Properties of Cement Mortar

The bleeding of cementitious materials corresponds to the settlement of the granular skeleton accompanied by the accumulation of water at the surface (bleed water).Part of this water (internal bleeding) remains trapped under the aggregates (sand or gravel) or the reinforcements.The excess of this trapped water can weaken the bond between the cement

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The economy under the pandemic and afterwards

The article deals with the peculiarities of the current global economic crisis and discusses whether the crisis can give an impetus to a new development model.The author emphasizes that as the crisis is caused by external shock (the pandemic), it is very different from other types of economic crises and can be followed by serious civilizational mak

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