| |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s12283-011-0061-8 |
|---|
| Web URL(s): | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12283-011-0061-8/fulltext.html
Last checked: 10/05/2017
Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs12283-011-0061-8.pdf
Last checked: 10/05/2017
Requires: PDF Reader
Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website |
|---|
| Publication Type:
| Report |
|---|
| Author(s): | Twomey, Dara;
Otago, Leonie;
Saunders, Natalie |
|---|
| Author Affiliation: | School of Human Movement and Sports Sciences, University of Ballarat, Mt Helen, VIC, Australia |
|---|
| Title: | The effects of testing procedure on critical fall height determination for third generation synthetic turf |
|---|
| Source: | Sports Engineering. Vol. 13, No. 3, March 2011, p. 145-151. |
|---|
| Publishing Information: | [Oxford, England]: Blackwell Science |
|---|
| # of Pages: | 7 |
|---|
| Related Web URL: | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12283-011-0061-8
Last checked: 10/05/2017
Notes: Abstract only |
|---|
| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Critical fall height; Infilled artificial turf; Safety; Testing
|
|---|
| Abstract/Contents: | "Test procedures and their accuracy in determining critical fall height (CFH) on sporting grounds are paramount to player safety. The procedure currently adopted for synthetic turf in Australian football [1] consists of four consecutive drops at various drop heights at three test locations on the sample. The quantity and packing of the infill in third-generation turf and the pooling effect of the rubber particles with consecutive drops suggests that the current standard protocol may need re-assessment. Therefore, the purpose of this pilot study was to investigate whether current methods of testing for CFH are appropriate for third-generation synthetic turf or whether an alternative or adapted method needs to be developed. CFH was measured, using a HISUN Uniaxe-II Impact Tester, on 12 combinations of synthetic turf samples (four different products with three shock pad options). Three conditions were investigated on each sample; the existing protocol; an alternative 12 single-drop protocol and four single drops from the CFH determined from the existing protocol. A significant difference was found for both absolute and percentage difference between the existing and 12 single-drop protocol, with p = 0.001 and t = 4.33 and p < 0.001 and t = 6.03, respectively. There was also a significant difference between the CFH reached with and without a shock pad for both the existing protocol and the 12 single-drop protocol. The results of this pilot study demonstrate that differences do occur with alterations to the existing protocol and highlight the need for a more detailed characterisation of testing methods on third-generation synthetic turf and the response of surfaces to them." |
|---|
| Language: | English |
|---|
| References: | 20 |
|---|
| Note: | Pictures, color
Tables |
|---|
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Twomey, D., L. Otago, and N. Saunders. 2011. The effects of testing procedure on critical fall height determination for third generation synthetic turf. Sports Engineering. 13(3):p. 145-151. |
| Fastlink to access this record outside TGIF: https://tic.msu.edu/tgif/flink?recno=237900 |
| If there are problems with this record, send us feedback about record 237900. |
| Choices for finding the above item: |
|---|
| DOI: 10.1007/s12283-011-0061-8 |
| Web URL(s):
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12283-011-0061-8/fulltext.html
Last checked: 10/05/2017
Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs12283-011-0061-8.pdf
Last checked: 10/05/2017
Requires: PDF Reader
Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website |
| 
MSU catalog number: b7245814 |
| Find from within TIC:
Digitally in TIC by record number. |
| Request through your local library's inter-library loan service (bring or send a copy of this TGIF record) |
