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Kett, Irving.
Engineered concrete : mix design and test methods / Irving Kett.
p. cm. -- (Concrete technology series)
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 0-8493-2277-4 (alk. paper)
1. Concrete. 2. Portland cement.
TA442.5.K48 1999
620.1'36dc21
3. Concrete--Testing.
I. Title.
II. Series.
99-39814
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DEDICATION
With appreciation and love,
I dedicate this textbook to my darling wife, Ethel.
CONTENTS
SECTION I: INTRODUCTION
Introduction
Brief Overview of Portland Cement and Concrete Technology
Mix Design Procedures
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Bibliography
THE AUTHOR
Irving Kett Ph.D. has been a professor of civil engineering at
California State University, Los Angeles for the past 28 years.
Prior to his academic appointment, he spent over 25 years in
the practice of engineering, principally in the design and construction of highways, bridges, and airports. In addition to his
work in the U.S., including Alaska, Dr. Kett also practiced
engineering in Asia and Europe.
As a faculty member in the civil engineering department,
Dr. Ketts area of specialization has been transportation. However,
he has been responsible for the concrete laboratory for a number
of years. It was while teaching this course for undergraduate civil
engineering students and conducting research projects in concrete
with graduate students that, over the years, he gradually developed the textbook on concrete laboratory procedures.
During his career as a civil engineer, Dr. Kett published 18 professional articles, based mainly
upon his professional experience, and four textbooks. He has been a Fellow in the American Society
of Civil Engineers since 1966 and a member of eight professional and honorary engineering societies.
He holds four university degrees.
During World War II, Dr. Kett served in the U.S. Army in the Pacific Theater and later in Korea.
As a reservist in the 1960s and 70s, he was sent to Europe on 14 short tours of duty. Prior to his
retirement from the service, he was called back to active duty and sent to the Middle East for
3 years to help supervise the construction of two high-performance airbases. Overlaying Dr. Ketts
civilian career has always been the military commitment since he remained an active reservist in
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers until his retirement in 1982 with the rank of Colonel.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I have encountered many fine students over my years of teaching. Probably one of the most gifted
graduate students that I have had the pleasure of having in my class was Michael M. Kamegawa.
He deserves recognition for his contribution to this book by virtue of his artistic enhancement of
the text.