{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}} '''Mudcrete''' is a structural material (employed, for example, as a basecourse in road construction) made by mixing mud (usually marine mud) with sand and concrete/cement. It is used as a cheaper and more sustainable alternative to rock fill.<ref>''Upper Harbour Bridge Duplication & Causeway Widening'' – ''Innovate NZ'', Brochure of the '2007 ACENZ Awards of Excellence', Page 19</ref> It is also used in such projects as land reclamation.<ref>''[http://www.poal.co.nz/newsroom/2004_releases/BigProjectRampsUp041103.htm New Zealand's biggest port project ramps up] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061008094954/http://www.poal.co.nz/newsroom/2004_releases/BigProjectRampsUp041103.htm |date=8 October 2006 }}'' (Ports of Auckland website, Wednesday 3 November 2004. Retrieved 2007-09-26.)</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
Category:Cement Category:Soil-based building materials
{{Civil-engineering-stub}}