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Refereed Author(s): Spring, C. A. ;
Baker, S. W. Author Affiliation: Sports Turf Research Institute, Bingley, United Kingdom Title: Evaluation of a new form of fibresand reinforcement for winter games pitches Section: Volunteer presentationsOther records with the "Volunteer presentations" Section Meeting Info.: 19-20 May 2008: Pisa Italy Source: 1st European Turfgrass Society Conference Proceedings . Vol. 1, May 2008, p. 175-176.# of Pages: 2 Publishing Information: Pisa, Italy: European Turfgrass Society Keywords: TIC Keywords: Evaluations ; Protective covers ; Winter pitches ; Thatch ; Root zone ; Surface hardness ; Traction ; Playability ; Soccer fields Abstract/Contents: Presents a study conducted to "evaluate the inclusion of elastic polyurethane as well as polypropylene fibres [fibers], particularly in relation to hardness and traction properties of turf." Details methods and materials used in the study, stating that "the field trial was conducted on the STRI [Sports Turf Research Institute] experimental ground at Bingley, UK [United Kingdom]. The trial area was constructed during April 2005 on an existing sand carpet construction over slit drains with the upper 100 mm [millimeters] modified with four fibre reinforcement treatments. The first was a control where no fibres were added, whilst the second was the standard fibresand product with polypropylene fibres amended at a rate of 0.3% by weight. The third and fourth treatments comprised the standard fibresand (0.3% polypropylene fibres), which in addition had been amended with either 2% or 4% (by weight) of elastic polypropylene fibres." Reports that "between August and December 2005 grass cover over the trial averaged 80% which decreased to 55% due to winter wear." Concludes that "based on the results of the study, there are a number of advantages to using the combination of polypropylene and polyurethane fibres as a reinforcement system for natural turf pitches." ISBN-13: 9788890207648 Language: English References: 5 Note: Graphs ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science -Like - may be incomplete ): Eur. Turfgrass Soc. Conf. Proc. 1:p. 175-176.Fastlink to access this record outside TGIF: https://tic.msu.edu/tgif/flink?recno=137050 If there are problems with this record, send us feedback about record 137050 . Choices for finding the above item : URL to order: http://www.turfgrasssociety.eu b7199190 Request through your local library's inter-library loan service (bring or send a copy of this TGIF record)
