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Show BUILDERS' DREAM Mud Can Be Made Stronger Than Concrete Certain chemicals plus a sloppy mud patch which, in 24 hours, produces pro-duces a firm soil pack that may be a road stronger than concrete should prove to be a contractor's dream. The new technique was reported by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It was reported the process is especially needed to "give a tough surface for landing operations, newly built airfields and roads for military purposes." The technique was called an "entirely "en-tirely new approach." The process, it was said, can be used on soils containing up to 30 per cent water by weight, or enough water to turn clay as soft as bread dough. Five hours after treatment, the soil is elastic and has vast tensile strengths. |