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| Professional |
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| Material Type: | Manuscript |
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| Monographic Author(s): | Beard, James B.; Milberger, Arthur J.; vanBavel, Cornelius H. M. |
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| Monograph Title: | Indoor Domed Stadia Natural Turf Feasibility Study: Final Report, 1991. |
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| Publishing Information: | United States : s.n. |
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| # of Pages: | 43 |
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| Collation: | 43 pp. |
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| Facility Names: | Superdome, in New Orleans, La. |
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| Abstract/Contents: | "This report gives the results of a study, made in July of 1991 in the New Orleans Superdome, to determine whether a pre-grown sports turf can be successfully installed and maintained inside a domed stadium, and whether it can meet the requirements for World Cup soccer games. The test, occupying a total turf area of 1440 square feet, compared three turf types: Kentucky bluegrass, Meyer zoysiagrass, and Tifway bermudagrass. All three were installed as a thick-cut sod on a sandy mesh element base root zone and/or as pre-grown wooden, reusable turf modules. Three levels of light were compared as well: 16 hours per day, 8 hours per day, and none. The lighting level was the equivalent of 1300 foot candles from 1000 Watt high pressure sodium lamps, 5 feet above the turf. The turf was professionally maintained and subjected to standard playability tests, including actual play by professional soccer players. Based on the results from 4 separate tests completely evaluating the turf over a 21-day period, beginning on the 4th day after installing the turf, the conclusions were that: (1) A professionally playable turf can be installed and maintained in a domed stadium. (2) The turf module system is by far the best and the fastest method of installation. (3) The Tifway bermudagrass turf was preferred in actual play and rated the best in the multiple tests. (4) A light level as used in the tests would be needed for 12 hours each day. (5) Based on this research, the cost can be substantially reduced from the original estimate. From the data and the experience gained it is further concluded that, once one or more domed stadia have been selected for the World Cup, additional research will be needed to characterize the utilities and features of each domed stadium precisely, to design a climate control system, including the lighting, specifically optimized for the turf type selected, and to make improvements in the module design. Module production of turf would have to be initiated in July of 1992, to insure the best possible playing field in 1994." |
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Library of Congress
Subject Headings: | Turfgrasses -- Louisiana -- New Orleans; Superdome (New Orleans, La.) |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | "Sponsored by Astrodome - Houston, Texas; Silverdome - Pontiac, Michigan; Superdome - New Orleans, Louisiana"
"Host Study Site: Superdome"
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"September 20, 1991"
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| Beard Section Heading: | Turfgrass research publications: Individual major turfgrass research publications: Turfgrass research, general |
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