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Why do finishers warn against trowelling while bleed water is still pooling on a slab?

Choices

  • (A) Bleed improves decorative sheen
  • (B) Working bleed back in weakens paste at the surface promoting dusting and craze cracking
  • (C) Trowels always reduce slab deflection
  • (D) Bleed never appears on structural concrete

Correct answer: (B)

Working bleed back in weakens paste at the surface promoting dusting and craze cracking

Explanation

Letting bleed evaporate protects near-surface w/cm ratio.

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