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| Author(s): | Goodall, Seth A.;
Guillard, Karl;
Dest, William M.;
Demars, Kenneth R. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Goodall, Guillard, and Dest: Department of Plant Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut; Demars: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut |
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| Title: | Ball response and traction of skinned infields amended with calcined clay at varying soil moisture contents |
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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. 1085-1093. |
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| Publishing Information: | Aberystywth, Ceredigion, UK: International Turfgrass Society |
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| # of Pages: | 9 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Ball response; Traction; Skinned areas; Calcined clay; Soil moisture; Baseball fields; Soil types; Soil amendments; Soil conditioners; Water management; Playability; Surface hardness; Bulk density; Saturated hydraulic conductivity; Shear resistance
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| Abstract/Contents: | "The skinned portions of baseball and softball infields vary widely with respect to soil texture, applied amendments and conditioners, and water management. No studies have been reported that quantify the effects of these varying construction and maintenance practices on the playability of the skinned portions of infields. In Connecticut, USA, skinned infield plots were constructed from five different soils (silt loam, loam, coarse sandy loam, loamy sand, loamy coarse sand) and amended with four rates of calcined clay (0, 4.9, 9.8, 19.6 kg m-2) to determine the effects on surface hardness, traction, and ball-to-surface friction (static and dynamic) at varying soil moisture contents (10, 14, and 18%). Bulk density, saturated hydraulic conductivity, and shear strength of the different soil-calcined clay rate combinations were determined. Increasing the rate of calcined clay decreased bulk density and shear strengths, and increased saturated hydraulic conductivity. Surface hardness increased more with coarse-textured soils and increasing calcined clay rate, but decreased more with fine-textured soils and increasing soil moisture. Increasing the calcined clay rate resulted in decreases in ball-to-surface static friction across all soils and decreased dynamic friction with the fine-textured soils. Increases in soil moisture increased friction in all soils. The fine-textured soils had greater traction than the sandy soils, but no consistent calcined clay or moisture effects on traction were observed. Shear strength of the soils was highly correlated with traction and friction. The results suggest that differences in skinned infield soils are quantifiable, which could lead to the development of playing surface standards." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 38 |
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| Note: | Tables |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Goodall, S. A., K. Guillard, W. M. Dest, and K. R. Demars. 2005. Ball response and traction of skinned infields amended with calcined clay at varying soil moisture contents. Int. Turfgrass Soc. Res. J. 10(Part 2):p. 1085-1093. |
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