ASTM Shock-Absorbing Properties Standard Aids Sports Field Testing
March 16, 2006
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ASTM F 1936 - Specification for Shock-Absorbing Properties of North American Football Field Playing Systems as Measured in the Field had a positive effect on the sports field industry. Since the introduction of F 1936, which was approved by Committee F08 on Sports Equipment and Facilities in 1998, the amount of field testing and the number of firms offering field testing increased.
The success of F 1936 illustrated the need for testing other types of sports fields, so Committee F08 began working on a proposed new standard, ASTM WK10311- Shock-Absorbing Properties of Multi-Sport Fields and Sports Fields Other Than North American Football Systems as Measured in the Field.
The new standard will cover maximum attenuation for all types of installed turf playing systems for multi-sports fields, other than those covered in F 1936.
WK10311 is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F08.65 on Artificial Turf Surfaces and Systems, as is F 1936.
"As the number of synthetic sports fields and system providers increases throughout the world, it is necessary to provide owners with a reliable and consistent means to evaluate their facilities," said John Amato, JJA Sports. "This is important from a safety and life cycle perspective."
Amato said that the development of WK10311 will provide owners of fields, testing providers and suppliers and manufacturers of turf fields a consistent approach to evaluate and report shock attenuation characteristics. These properties are related to field safety and are expected to provide a valuable management tool for the industry. Testing on an annual or bi-annual basis will provide a practical means of predicting schedules for replacement and maintenance.
Source: ASTM International.