Show ENGINEER TELLS LARGE BUILDINGS WEIGHT A approximately six thousand tons is the weight of the new university of utah field catouse nearing completion on the U campus in salt lake city the huge brick concrete and steel shell cartt contains vins material in the following amounts according 1 to R K Pal mei U S government inspecting engineer for the project 1450 cubic yards of concrete weighing in about tons tons of steel brecks weighing about pounds or 1500 tons tons ot lit nao mohtar itar 40 carloads of timber weighing about tons about 15 tons of plumbing bing fixtures 10 tons bons of and windows and about square fact of copper co piper roofing weighing four and one la hlf ill tons cubic yards of structural ex lavation excavation work was vas done for the structure which is feet long feet wide and 52 feet high the building will be completed this thi fill fall ready to hou houe e the atheal ac events plans for far a joint dadic dedicatory atory program to be held next january 8 ond and 9 are being made with the U S A C where a similar structure is is being built |