"So anyone with brains would use rock/sand instead of ice and the amount needed to stop cosmic rays not the equivalent of the entire atmosphere. People still survive cosmic rays in Denver and even carreers spent at 30,000 feet."
I don't think there is much a problem in regards shielding on Mars surface in regard to cosmic rays. Obviously the planet itself will block half of it. And by using local natural topography, one have have it so around 75% of it blocked.
If you simply had something equaling the typical roof that one normally has on Earth, one will reduce it further, then you have the Mars' atmosphere blocking a bit of it. So, if all you want is to reduce the exposure to airline pilots levels, and doing this in regards to living quarters, this should be quite easy.
Though it is possible that you want a lower level than the typical exposure of airline pilots- airlines pilots aren't normally taking interplanetary trips, nor are traveling about on the Mars surface [which could have higher levels which may not be as easy to reduce].
But making the living quarters so have around the same level of cosmic radiation which common at sea level on Earth, should also not be that difficult- as you say one could use some rock/sand on the roof and pile dirt up against some of the walls.
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