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| DOI: | 10.1177/1754337112447268 |
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| Web URL(s): | http://pip.sagepub.com/content/227/2/83.full.pdf
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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Caple, Matt C. J.;
James, Iain T.;
Bartlett, Mark D. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Centre for Sports Surface Technology, School of Applied Sciences, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, UK |
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| Title: | Using the goingstick to assess pitch quality |
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| Section: | Technical note
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| Source: | Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology. Vol. 227, No. 2, June 2013, p. 83-90. |
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| Publishing Information: | London, England, United Kingdom: Professional Engineering Publishing Limited |
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| # of Pages: | 8 |
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| Related Web URL: | http://pip.sagepub.com/content/227/2/83.abstract
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Clegg Impact Soil Tester; Compaction; Equipment evaluation; GoingStick; Research; Shear resistance; Surface hardness
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Mechanical behaviour of natural turf sports pitches is commonly assessed using the Clegg Impact Soil Tester and the studded disc apparatus under benchmark frameworks. Using the studded disc is time consuming and laborious, which restricts the frequency at which data on surfaces can be collected. To address this, the GoingStick® was evaluated for use as a surface assessment tool. The device was originally developed for testing horseracing tracks, and quantifies both the penetration resistance and shear resistance of the turf surface. Data were collected on three sports pitches (rugby union and football) of varying sporting level and soil texture over two seasons of sport. A laboratory experiment was also conducted assessing data from the GoingStick and the Clegg Impact Soil Tester for four soil treatments. The first season data highlighted that the maximum measurable value was too low on the device, owing to sports pitches being harder than race tracks. This issue was also found for the harder soil treatments in the laboratory study. The development of a new sports pitch calibration resolved this issue for the second season, where the entire range of resistance was successfully measured. Linear relationships were evident between penetration resistance measured with the GoingStick and impact hardness measured with the third drop of the 2.25 kg Clegg Impact Soil Tester (r2=0.75), and between shear resistance measured with the GoingStick and peak torque resistance measured by the studded disc (r2=0.88). The results of the study indicate the potential for the GoingStick to efficiently quantify the mechanical behaviour of natural turf pitches. Further work should aim to determine benchmark ranges for the measured parameters and incorporate the device within decision-support frameworks for surface management." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 15 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Caple, M. C. J., I. T. James, and M. D. Bartlett. 2013. Using the goingstick to assess pitch quality. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology. 227(2):p. 83-90. |
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| DOI: 10.1177/1754337112447268 |
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