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STP 1073 Natural and Artificial Playing Fields:Characteristics and Safety Features Schmidt/Hoerner/Milner/Morehouse,editors 1916 Race Street Philadelphia,PA 19103 Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Thu Dec 31 14:04:43 EST 2015Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Washington(University of Washington)pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Natural and artificial playing fields:characteristics and safety features/Schmidt.et al.editors.(STP;1073)Papers presented at the Symposium on the Characteristics and Safety of Playing Surfaces(Artificial and Natural)for Field Sports,held 6 Dec.1988,Phoenix,Ariz.,sponsored by ASTM Committee F-8 on Sports Equipment and Facilities and ASTM Subcommittee FO8.52 on Playing Surfaces and Facilities.ASTM publication code number(PCN)04-010730-47.Includes bibliographical references.ISBN 0-8031-1296-3 1.Athletic fields-Congresses.2.Synthetic sporting surfaces-Congresses.3.Turf management-Congresses.4.Athletic fields-Safety measures-Congresses.5.Synthetic sporting surfaces-Safety measures-Congresses.6.Turf management-Safety measures-Congresses I.Schmidt,Roger C.,1951-II.Symposium on the Characteristics and Safety of Playing Surfaces(Artificial and Natural)for Field Sports(1988:Phoenix,Ariz.).III.ASTM Subcommittee FO8.52 on Playing Surfaces and Facilities.IV.Series:ASTM special technical publication:1073.GV411.N34 1990 90-33013 796.068-dc20 CIP Copyright?9 by AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS 1990 All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system,or transmitted,in any form or by any means,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,or otherwise,without the prior written permission of the publisher.NOTE The Society is not responsible,as a body,for the statements and opinions advanced in this publication.Peer Review Policy Each paper published in this volume was evaluated by three peer reviewers.The authors addressed all of the reviewers comments to the satisfaction of both the technical editor(s)and the ASTM Committee on Publications.The quality of the papers in this publication reflects not only the obvious efforts of the authors and the technical editor(s),but also the work of these peer reviewers.The ASTM Committee on Publications acknowledges with appreciation their dedication and contribu-tion of time and effort on behalf of ASTM.printed in Ann Arbor,MI June 1990 Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Thu Dec 31 14:04:43 EST 2015Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Washington(University of Washington)pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.Foreword This publication,Natural and Artificial Playing Fields:Characteristics and Safety Fea-tures,contains papers presented at the Symposium on the Characteristics and Safety of Play-ing Surfaces(Artificial and Natural)for Field Sports,which was held 6 Dec.1988 in Phoenix,Arizona.The symposium was sponsored by ASTM Committee F-8 on Sports Equipment and Facilities and ASTM Subcommittee F08.52 on Playing Surfaces and Facilities.Roger C,Schmidt,Halstead Industries,presided as chairman of the symposium,and Earl F.Hoerner,Neuromuscular Diagnostic Service,Edward M.Milner,AstroTurf Industries,and C.A.Morehouse,Pennsylvania State University,served as cochairmen.All four also served as editors of this publication.Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Thu Dec 31 14:04:43 EST 2015Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Washington(University of Washington)pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.Contents Overview PLAYING FIELD STANDARDS Safety Recommendations in the Design of Athletic and Sports Fields-ARTHUR H.MITTELSTAEDT,JK.Matching the Playing Field to the Player-MARLENE ADRIAN AND DALI XU Recommendations for the Operation and Safer Use of Playing Fields-FRANCIS A.COSGROVE Standards for the Playing Quality of Natural Turf for Association Football-P.M.CANAWAY,M.J.BELL,G.HOLMES,AND S.W.BAKER Standards for the Playing Quality of Artificial Turf for Association Football-s.W.BAKER 5 10 20 29 48 SURFACE TRACTION Traction Characteristics of Outsoles for Use on Artificial Playing Surfaces-GORDON A.VALIANT Design Criteria for Footwear and Functional Testing on Artificial and Natural Surfaces-c.J.ABRAHAM,M.NEWMAN,J.PUGH,AND L.S.SHULMAN 61 69 TESTING AND CORRELATION TO ACTUAL FIELD EXPERIENCE Problems Associated with Testing the Impact Absorption Properties of Artificial Playing Surfaees-R.BRUCE MARTIN Tolerance of Several Cool-Season Turfgrasses to Simulated Sports Traffic-STEPHEN T.COCKERHAM,VICTOR A.GIBEAULT,JOHN VAN DAM,AND MATTHEW K.LEONARD Portable Apparatus for Assessing Impact Characteristics of Athletic Field Surfaces-JOHN N.ROGERS III AND DONALD V.WADDINGTON 77 85 96 Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Thu Dec 31 14:04:43 EST 2015Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Washington(University of Washington)pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions au