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| Author(s): | Gibbs, R. J. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Soil Science Unit, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, Dyfed |
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| Title: | The influence of winter sports pitch drainage systems on the measurement of water infiltration rate |
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| Source: | Journal of the Sports Turf Research Institute. Vol. 64, June 1988, p. 99-106. |
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| Publishing Information: | Bingley, England: The Sports Turf Research Institute |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Winter; Sports turf; Drainage; Measurement; Infiltration; Infiltrometers
Dutch Turfgrass Research Foundation Keywords: 408-C; Drainage; Soil water; Sports grounds; Playability; Article
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Cylinder infiltrometers were used to gauge the extent in drainage improvement of a slit-drained and a sand carpet winter games sports pitch by comparing them with the drainage of a pitch with pipe drains only. It was found that the measurements obtained were particularly influenced by the location of the drains on the slit-drained and pipe-drained pitches, but not by the location of the drains on the sand carpet pitch. The results suggested that the sand carpet pitch effectively provided a uniform surface for infiltration, whereas measurements on the slit-drained pitch ranged by almost two orders of magnitude depending on the location of the infiltration measurements in relation to the slits. Limitations to the method employed here were evident when the cylinder infiltrometers were used to assess the drainage potential of the slit-drained pitch. The infiltrometer rings were not large enough to encompass an on-slit and an off-slit area within the same measurement, such that infiltration into the off-slit areas was probably underestimated. Furthermore, the need to insert infiltrometer rings into the surface obscured the significance of any lateral movement of water within the sand top dressing. When theoretical corrections were made to remove this limitation, it was calculated that the sand carpet pitch improved the drainage potential of the pipe-drained pitch by a factor of 50 and the slit-drained pitch improved the drainage potential of the pipe-drained pitch by a factor of 11." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 16 |
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| See Also: | Other items relating to: DRAIN |
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| Note: | Tables |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Gibbs, R. J. 1988. The influence of winter sports pitch drainage systems on the measurement of water infiltration rate. J. Sports Turf Res. Inst. 64:p. 99-106. |
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