Vienna 2004 - Review of Test Procedures for Synthetic Turf

Reporter: Dr. Christa Hametner, OFI

Referenced Documents:

• The DIN Concept
• Comments on the DIN Concept by Hans J. Kolitzus. Click [here].
• History of the DIN Concept by Hans J. Kolitzus. Click [here].
• Introduction to the DIN Concept by Hans J. Kolitzus. Click [here].
• DIN 18035-7:2002-06 Sports Grounds Part 7; "Synthetic Turf Areas", Determination of Environmental Compatibility Click [here].
• Swiss Federal School of Education (ESSM/BASPO) Guideline #105

Environmental Compatibility (30Kb)

Reporter: Bernd + Jürgen Härting, IST

Referenced Documents

• EN 12 235 "Vertical Ball Behaviour"
• DIN 18032-2 "Sports Hall Surfaces"
• DIN 18035-7 "Synthetic Turf Areas"
• BS 7044 Sct. 2.1 "Ball-Surface Interaction"
• ASTM F 2117 "Ball Rebound"
• UEFA Manual
• FIFA Manual
• ITF Guideline
• FIH Requirements

Ball Rebound (202Kb)

Subject : Ball Roll Behaviour

Reporter: Morten Gabrielsen, NBI

Referenced Documents:

How to calculate the ball roll distance from timing gate measurements, Hans J. Kolitzus. Click [here].
Connection between ball roll distance and velocity change, M. Gabrielsen.Click [here].
Comments on "Connection between ...." , John I. Dunlop.Click [here].

Ball Roll Behaviour (195Kb)

Reporter: Hans J. Kolitzus, IST, USSL

Referenced Documents:

Factors influencing the Results by Mark Harrison. Click [here].
Comments on Function and Use by Hans J. Kolitzus. Click [here].
Calibration of Artificial Athlete by Bernd Härting.. Click [here].
Measurement of Sports Surface Resilience by John I. Dunlop. Click [here].
Berlin Athlete Filters by John I. Dunlop. Click [here].
Summary of Presentation. Click [here].

Reporter : Alastair Cox, CST Mattlock

Items to be addressed.

Tests adopted by sports governing bodies
TRRL Pendulum
Leroux Pendulum
DIN Friction Tester
Rotational Resistance (Traction)
A review of the different apparatus and discussion about the strength and weaknesses of each.

Ways of improving the reproducibility and repeatability of each.

Rotational Resistance + Sliding Resistance (254Kb)

Dominique Boisnard, Labosport

Wear (19Kb)

Morten Gabrielsen, NBI

Permeability (400Kb)

Konrad Binder, ofi

Referenced Documents

• EN ..... Aging
• DIN 18035-7 "Synthetic Turf Areas"
• FIFA Manual
• OISS Guideline
• Q-Panel: QUV & Q-Sun - A Comparison of Two Effective Approaches to Accelerated Weathering. Click [here].

Aging (1279Kb)

John Willems, TNO and Juan Dura, IBV

Items to be addressed (Willems).

• The approach of development of new generations artificial turf?
• What are experiences of users on artificial turf pitches for soccer?
• What are the possible improvements/critical properties of current fields according to the users?
• To which extent the list of requirements of the users are tested in standard mechanical tests?
• How should we develop and evaluate surfaces in the future?

The Socra-Turf Project (Willems) (617Kb)

The Socra-Turf Project (Dura) (444Kb)