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Show page 6 Sugar House, Utah Thtrsday, Sepfemrbe 25. 1958 INDEPENDENT WORLD'S LARGEST n:&fm& MACHINE A unique, three-stor- y con-c.e- te j building that is being Jm JMmUXilMvfh-- j jt LiT"?, c called "the world's largest M usting machine" has recently , 1 been opened ii a Chicago lli j llj suburb by the Portland Ce-lVi- ent U IXikfe' ' ' Association. ' ; , t- - The structural laboratory. ' A 1 V , j one of two new buildings re-cently . 'w completed as part of a - " S.'J million expansion of the ?ie structural laboratory of Tori land (Vmi nt Association ! upper loft of top photo is built with precast concrete roof, i beams, columns and walls. Lowpr photo shows steel rods, con- - j nected to hydraulic jacks beneath floor, applying thousands of ( pounds of pressure to test beam. Association's research and development facilities, con-tains no large testing appara-tus. Instead, its massive floor, combined with simple steel rods and hydraulic jacks, serves as a giant testing ma-chine in itself, capable of ex-erting millions of pounds of pressure on fi ale test beams, girders r id slabs. The 56 x 12C t. floor was constructed using bridge de-sign methods, and is in effect an exceptionally strong "box-girde- r" bridge." The top sur-face of the floor, equivalent to a bridge deck, is two-fe- et thick, and pierced by 690 holes spaced three feet apart. It is supported by a series of thick girders, 82 feet high, which join it to the basement floor. In making a test, rods are attached to the test beam or girder, and extended down-ward through the holes in the floor. Hydraulic jacks, loc-ated in the basement, are at-tached to the rods and used to produce loads of as high as 30,000 pounds per square foot. The building is unusual in other ways. Above the ground, it is constructed en-tirely of precast concrete building units. Walls, col-umns, beams, roof and even the stairways were cast on the ground' and tilted or lifted into position. A second laboratory build-ing constructed by the same "tilt-up- " method has also been opened by the Associa- - tion, and will serve as a fire research center. Mot yet fully equipped, it will eventually contain furnaces capable of testing the fire resistance of full size building units and floor slabs. The Portland Cement As-sociation, a national organi-zation to improve and extend the uses of concrete, has its headquarters in Chicago, and offices in 32 major cities of the United States and in British Columbia, Canada. Its Research and Development Laboratories, located in Sko-ki- e, Illinois, are the largest in the world devoted to re- - search on cement and con- - I crete. Opinions Of Others ENSELY, ALABAMA, IN-DUSTRIAL PRESS: "A barber in Marina, California, has been ordered to desist from 'unfair inducements' in his shop by his union. He can no longer give lollipops to his child customers." NEW PLYMOUTH, IDAHO, PAYETTE VALLEY SEN-TINEL: "What are the meat and potatoes of good govern-ment, It's not as complicated as you think. Good govern-ment is dependent on good men in government. It's as simple as that." "If we continue to let cur political campaigns degenerate to the level of cat and dog fights or hillbilly road shows, we're asking for the messes in government We've got right now." "Slinging the most mud or strumming a guitar are poor qualifications for dog catcher, let alone running the biggest business in the state and nation." IfsHere! ! DIAL 1230 On Your Radio , "Your Family Fun Time Station" O PLAY: iiame It & Win U" o ; "Giani Telephone" o "Sail Lake Beautificaiion Conlest" o "Bicycle Tag Time" 1st 0 D G o FUTUR-FOIil- G SOUND WEATHER CAST AT HALF PAST SKY CASTLE DOWN BEAT COTTON FIRST IN EUROPE? COTTON WAS CULTIVATED IN GREECE IN THE TIME OF LEXANPER THE GREAT. - O : .. K-MO-RE More Music o More News 0 More Often t Hear Your Favorite Records While You Eat At The New "SKY CASTLE DRIVE-IN- " 4338 So. Slate The New at 123 0 On Your Radio LET'S STEP UPS I THE BEST TRfATMENT KNOWN 1 j I FOR POIIO OR OTHER a I NEUROMUSCULAR CIJAPItlTIES. (V .IX GIVE TO THE SISTER 1 ft it KENNY FOUNDATION j Wood Adds Warmth to Kitchen .,y rlp-JjNx-j ' When it comes to decorating the kitchen, the average housewife wants her efficiency served up in an atmosphere of warmth. That's the reason for the trend away from the "labora- -, tory" type kitchens that were popular only a decade ago. Instead of gleaming whiteness, the modern housewife wants color, texture, and interest in her kitchen. At the same time, everv i housewife's "dream kitchen" : includes a maximum number ; of built-in- s for appliances ' and storage. These are the main reasons : for the unprecedented pop-ularity being enjoyed by knotty paneling from the western pine region in new homes and remodeling jobs everywhere. The material gives the de-sired natural warm atmos-phere while lending itself to j construction of cabinets, cup- - boards, and drawers. Lum ber "from" the western pine " region is easily worked with hand or power tools, making it popular with amateur and professional craftsmen alike. All 10 species accept the modern commercial sealers and finishes that help wood paneling to stand up well in kitchen use. The species are: ponderosa pine, Idaho white pine, sugar pine,. En-gelma- nn spruce, white fir, larch,' lodgepole pine, Dou-glas fir, inland red cedar, and incense cedar. |