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No where near 1 ton.
A cubic yard of stone weighs approximate 2,800 pounds. This translates to about 1.42 tons, although most contractors will round up the numbers.
The answer depends upon the material to which you are referring too. A cubic yard of compressed cotton is obviously going to weigh less than a cubic yard of steel.
The building was constructed in the early years of World War II in the space of only 16 months, and was completed on January 15, 1943 at a cost of roughly $83 million. Its construction managed the consolidation of 17 buildings belonging to the War Department, and required 5.5 million cubic yards of earth, 41,492 concrete piles, as well the dredging of 680,000 tons of sand and gravel into 435,000 cubic yards of concrete. The building was constructed in the early years of World War II in the space of only 16 months, and was completed on January 15, 1943 at a cost of roughly $83 million. Its construction managed the consolidation of 17 buildings belonging to the War Department, and required 5.5 million cubic yards of earth, 41,492 concrete piles, as well the dredging of 680,000 tons of sand and gravel into 435,000 cubic yards of concrete.
1 cubic metre of dry concrete gravel weighs 2.4 tonnes Ernie Dibb Perth West Australia