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DOI: | 10.1007/BF02844863 |
Web URL(s): | https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2FBF02844863.pdf#page=10 Last checked: 10/05/2017 Requires: PDF Reader Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website Notes: Item is within a single large file |
Publication Type:
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Author(s): | McLeod, Andy;
James, Iain;
Blackburn, Kim;
Wood, Gavin |
Author Affiliation: | Cranfield University, UK |
Title: | A novel quantitative method for the determination of wear in an installed synthetic turf system |
Section: | Abstracts from the 6th International Conference on the Engineering of Sport: Chapter 6 - Lawn sports Other records with the "Abstracts from the 6th International Conference on the Engineering of Sport: Chapter 6 - Lawn sports" Section
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Meeting Info.: | Munich, Germany: July 10-14, 2006 |
Source: | Sports Engineering. Vol. 9, No. 2, June 2006, p. 116-117. |
Publishing Information: | [Oxford, England]: Blackwell Science |
# of Pages: | 2 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Artificial turf; Evaluations; Image analysis; Installation; Wear testing
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Abstract/Contents: | "This study focuses on the initial development of an image analysis methodology for quantifying the wear and degradation of synthetic sports turf, post installation, where the carpet/infill system is subjected to systemic abrasion and wear from play and maintenance. The pilot study images the surface of polypropylene fibres, which have been agitated with differing sand infill types, with a scanning electron microscope. The resultant images were analysed to determine the degradation of the extrusion features evident in virgin fibre, and it was found that there was significant, quantifiable wear of the turf fibres after seven days with all test sands. The image data for fibres between 7 and 28 days was dependent upon sand type. Further development of the technique is required for determining the next stage of wear - characterized by pitting of the fibre surface by the sand." |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
Note: | This item is an abstract only! |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): McLeod, A., I. James, K. Blackburn, and G. Wood. 2006. A novel quantitative method for the determination of wear in an installed synthetic turf system. Sports Engineering. 9(2):p. 116-117. |
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| DOI: 10.1007/BF02844863 |
| Web URL(s): https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2FBF02844863.pdf#page=10 Last checked: 10/05/2017 Requires: PDF Reader Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website Notes: Item is within a single large file |
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