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DOI: | 10.1007/s12283-018-0281-2 |
Web URL(s): | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12283-018-0281-2 Last checked: 12/11/2018 Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs12283-018-0281-2.pdf Last checked: 12/11/2018 Requires: PDF Reader Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website |
Publication Type:
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Author(s): | Thanheiser, Selina Yasemin;
Grashey-Jansen, Sven;
Armbruster, Georg |
Author Affiliation: | Thanheiser and Grashey-Jansen: Institute of Geography, University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany; Armbruster: Sachverständigenbüro, Armbruster, Stadtbergen, Germany |
Title: | Hardness measurement of natural and hybrid turf soccer fields |
Source: | Sports Engineering. Vol. 21, No. 4, December 2018, p. 367-377. |
Publishing Information: | [Oxford, England]: Blackwell Science |
# of Pages: | 11 |
Related Web URL: | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325989818_Hardness_measurement_of_natural_and_hybrid_turf_soccer_fields Last checked: 12/11/2018 Notes: Abstract only |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Clegg Impact Test; Comparisons; Evaluations; Natural and artificial turf hybrids; Soccer fields; Sports turf safety; Surface hardness
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Abstract/Contents: | "Understanding the surface hardness of soccer fields is essential to evaluate the risk of injury and also its influence on the playing behavior of soccer players. In this context, newly developed hybrid turf systems have to be tested for their surface hardness with regard to the increased risk of injury on hard sports surfaces. The hardness of a soccer field can be quantitatively measured using an apparatus with a cylindrical weight that is dropped from a defined height. Since this procedure was first used for road construction, there are few studies investigating its use on sports grounds. This has led to inconsistencies in methodology and the absence of evaluation guidelines for classifying the hardness of soccer fields. This paper considers how turf systems (natural turf and hybrid turf) differ in their hardness and how this method can be used for different soccer turf systems. Natural turf systems, stitched turf systems, hybrid turf-bearing layer systems and woven mat systems were investigated. The assessment results from a comparative representation of hardness values of different soccer fields. By comparison, natural turf systems were found to be the softest, while woven mat systems were the hardest. Furthermore, the parameters that might affect the hardness were investigated. The influence of the measured soil parameters decreases with an increasing number of measurements per measuring point. Turf system-specific correlations make it possible to reduce the amount of measurement effort." |
Language: | English |
References: | 28 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Thanheiser, S. Y., S. Grashey-Jansen, and G. Armbruster. 2018. Hardness measurement of natural and hybrid turf soccer fields. Sports Engineering. 21(4):p. 367-377. |
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| DOI: 10.1007/s12283-018-0281-2 |
| Web URL(s): https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12283-018-0281-2 Last checked: 12/11/2018 Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs12283-018-0281-2.pdf Last checked: 12/11/2018 Requires: PDF Reader Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website |
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