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| Author(s): | Wright, B.;
Elphinstone, D.;
Clarke, C. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Wright: Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Kiawah Island, South Carolina; Elphinstone and Clarke: Myerscough College, Bilsborrow, Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom |
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| Title: | Recycled glass aggregate: Potential use as a gravel layer in golf green constructions |
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| Section: | Soil physics & rootzone construction
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| Meeting Info.: | Llandudno, Wales, UK: July 10-15 2005 |
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| Source: | International Turfgrass Society Research Journal. Vol. 10, No. Part 2, 2005, p. 1042-1048. |
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| Publishing Information: | Aberystywth, Ceredigion, UK: International Turfgrass Society |
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| # of Pages: | 7 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Gravel layer; Golf green construction; Golf greens; Soil profiles; Recycling; Drainage systems; Infiltration rate; Soil moisture; Water table; USGA recommendations
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| Abstract/Contents: | "The use of layered profiles in the construction of golf greens has increased in popularity over the past 20 years. Little research has been undertaken to investigate the use of recycled products in these construction systems to reduce the demand for sand and gravel. The possibility of using recycled glass aggregate to replace the gravel layer in golf green drainage designs is considered here. The laboratory based investigation measured infiltration rate, moisture content and water table height in six profile designs. There were two, three-layer USGA (United States Golf Association) 1993 construction systems incorporating an intermediate or blinding layer of either sand or crushed glass, (1-4mm particle diameter) over a conventional gravel layer (5-10 mm); four, two-layer systems with gravel or crushed glass particle diameter sizes in the range of 2.8-5.6 mm for the third and fourth systems and 4-8 mm for the fifth and sixth. Results showed only one significant difference between similar constructions with a gravel or crushed glass drainage layer. Where the gravel was between 2.8 and 5.6 mm in diameter, the glass equivalent held more water higher in the profile (depths of 50 and 150 mm below the surface) 96 hours after saturation. All other physical parameter comparisons were similar for glass and gravel systems. This initial investigation suggested that crushed glass works as effectively as conventional gravel in golf greens constructed to USGA specifications." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 18 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Wright, B., D. Elphinstone, and C. Clarke. 2005. Recycled glass aggregate: Potential use as a gravel layer in golf green constructions. Int. Turfgrass Soc. Res. J. 10(Part 2):p. 1042-1048. |
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