This European Standard specifies performance, durability, product identification and facility testing requirements for synthetic turf sports surfaces used primarily outdoors. Five categories of surface are covered, each based on the principal sporting use of the surface, as follows:<\/p>\n
surfaces designed primarily for hockey;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
surfaces designed primarily for association football;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
surfaces designed primarily for rugby union for training purposes;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
surfaces designed primarily for tennis;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
surfaces designed for multi-sports use.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The requirements are intended to apply to surfaces used for community, educational and recreational sport. For professional and elite levels of competition, many sports governing bodies have published their own specifications; the requirements of the sports governing bodies might differ from those detailed in this European Standard and facility developers are advised to ensure that they select surfaces offering the correct level of performance for the level of competition played on the pitch or court.<\/p>\n
\nNOTE Under the Laws of the Game of Rugby Union, surfaces for rugby union matches need to comply with the International Rugby Board\u2019s IRB Regulation 22 and associated performance specification for synthetic turf surfaces.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
This European Standard has two parts. The first part describes the requirements for product testing of products in the laboratory to ensure they are capable of providing the required levels of sports performance and player\/surface interaction required for their intended use and that they are manufactured from materials of acceptable quality. The second section describes the requirements for installed surfaces to ensure that the sports performance and player\/surface interaction of a facility is suitable for the intended use.<\/p>\n
Some of the surfaces covered by this European Standard are designed to allow users to wear footwear fitted with studs. An example of a typical stud is given in EN 15306. For the purposes of this European Standard, multi-dimpled shoe profiles often found on footwear used on sand-filled or non-filled synthetic turfs are not considered to be studs.<\/p>\n
When independent third party testing of synthetic turf sports surfaces is required to assess compliance with this standard, it is recommended the laboratory is certified to EN ISO\/IEC 17025 for the relevant test methods specified in this standard.<\/p>\n
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\n PDF Pages<\/th>\n PDF Title<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \n 6<\/td>\n Foreword <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 7<\/td>\n 1 Scope
2 Normative references <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 9<\/td>\n 3 Terms and definitions
4 Laboratory type approval
4.1 General <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 10<\/td>\n 4.2 Material tests
4.2.1 Tensile properties of synthetic turf carpet
4.2.2 Tensile strength of synthetic turf pile yarn(s)
4.2.3 Resistance to artificial weathering of synthetic turf pile yarns
4.2.3.1 Tensile strength
4.2.3.2 Colour fastness
4.2.4 Synthetic turf carpet joint strength
4.2.4.1 Stitched joints
4.2.4.2 Bonded joints
4.2.5 Synthetic turf tuft bind <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 11<\/td>\n 4.2.6 Water permeability of synthetic turf surfacing system
4.2.7 Tensile strength of shockpads
4.2.8 Abrasion resistance of non-filled short pile synthetic turf surfaces
4.3 Surfaces designed primarily for hockey
4.3.1 General
4.3.2 Vertical ball rebound
4.3.3 Ball roll
4.3.4 Shock absorption <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 12<\/td>\n 4.3.5 Vertical deformation
4.3.6 Rotational resistance
4.4 Surfaces designed primarily for football
4.4.1 General
4.4.2 Vertical ball rebound
4.4.3 Ball roll
4.4.4 Shock absorption
4.4.5 Vertical deformation
4.4.6 Rotational resistance
4.4.6.1 Studded test sole
4.4.6.2 Dimpled test sole
4.4.7 Resistance to simulated use <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 13<\/td>\n 4.5 Surfaces designed primarily for rugby union training areas
4.5.1 General
4.5.2 Vertical ball rebound
4.5.3 Critical fall height
4.5.4 Shock absorption
4.5.5 Vertical deformation
4.5.6 Rotational resistance
4.5.7 Resistance to simulated use <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 14<\/td>\n 4.6 Surfaces designed primarily for tennis
4.6.1 General
4.6.2 Vertical ball rebound
4.6.3 Angled ball behaviour
Table 1 \u2014 Classification based on angled ball behaviour
4.6.4 Shock absorption <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 15<\/td>\n 4.6.5 Rotational Resistance
4.7 Surfaces designed for multi-sports use
4.7.1 General
4.7.2 Vertical ball rebound
4.7.2.1 General
4.7.2.2 Football
4.7.2.2.1 Long pile surfaces
4.7.2.2.2 Short pile surfaces
4.7.2.3 Hockey
4.7.2.4 Tennis
4.7.3 Ball roll
4.7.3.1 General <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 16<\/td>\n 4.7.3.2 Football
4.7.3.2.1 Long pile surfaces
4.7.3.2.2 Short pile surfaces
4.7.3.3 Hockey
4.7.3.3.1 Long pile surfaces
4.7.3.3.2 Short pile surfaces
4.7.4 Shock absorption
Table 2 \u2014 Classification of shock absorption for multi-sports surfaces
4.7.5 Vertical deformation
4.7.6 Rotational resistance
4.7.6.1 Long pile surfaces designed for the use of studded footwear <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 17<\/td>\n 4.7.6.2 Short pile surfaces not designed for the use of studded footwear
4.7.7 Angled ball behaviour
4.7.8 Resistance to simulated use of surfaces designed to allow the use of studded footwear
4.8 Product identification
Table 3 \u2014 Product identification (variation between manufacturer\u2019s product declaration and laboratory\/site samples) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 19<\/td>\n 4.9 Test report
5 Site tests
5.1 General
5.2 Test Conditions <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 20<\/td>\n 5.3 Performance requirements
5.3.1 Hockey pitches
5.3.1.1 Field test performance requirements
Table 4 \u2014 performance requirements for synthetic turf hockey fields
Figure 1 \u2014 Test positions for full-size hockey pitches
5.3.1.2 Product verification tests <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 21<\/td>\n 5.3.2 Football pitches
5.3.2.1 Field test performance requirements
Table 5 \u2014 Performance requirements for long pile synthetic turf football fields
Figure 2 \u2014 Test positions for full-size football pitches
5.3.2.2 Product verification tests <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 22<\/td>\n 5.3.3 Rugby pitches
5.3.3.1 Field test performance requirements
Table 6 \u2014 Performance requirements for long pile synthetic turf rugby fields
Figure 3 \u2014 Test positions for full-size rugby pitches
5.3.3.2 Product verification tests <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 23<\/td>\n 5.3.4 Tennis courts
5.3.4.1 Field test performance requirements
Table 7 \u2014 Performance requirements for synthetic turf tennis courts
Figure 4 \u2014 Test positions for tennis courts
5.3.4.2 Product verification tests <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 24<\/td>\n 5.3.5 Multi-sports fields
5.3.5.1 Combined use long pile synthetic turf football and hockey pitches
5.3.5.1.1 Field test performance requirements
Table 8 \u2014 Performance requirements for combined use long pile synthetic turf football and hockey pitches
5.3.5.1.2 Product verification tests <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 25<\/td>\n 5.3.5.2 Combined use short pile synthetic turf hockey and football pitches
5.3.5.2.1 Field test performance requirements
Table 9 \u2014 Performance requirements for combined use short pile synthetic turf hockey and football pitches
5.3.5.2.2 Product verification tests <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 26<\/td>\n 5.3.5.3 Combined use long pile synthetic turf football and rugby pitches
5.3.5.3.1 Field test performance requirements
Table 10 \u2014 Performance requirements for combined use long pile synthetic turf football\/rugby fields
5.3.5.3.2 Product verification tests <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 27<\/td>\n 5.3.5.4 Combined use short pile synthetic turf hockey and tennis surfaces
5.3.5.4.1 Field test performance requirements
Table 11 \u2014 Performance requirements for synthetic turf hockey and tennis pitches
5.3.5.4.2 Product verification tests <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 28<\/td>\n 5.4 Test report <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 29<\/td>\n Annex A (informative) Selection of the appropriate types of synthetic grass for various sports applications <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 30<\/td>\n Table A.1 \u2014 Synthetic Turf \u2014 Type 1, normally laid over or incorporating a shock absorbing layer
Table A.2 \u2014 Synthetic Turf \u2014 Type 2, normally laid over or incorporating a shock absorbing layer <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 31<\/td>\n Table A.3 \u2014 Synthetic Turf \u2013 Type 3, does not normally include a shock absorbing layer when tennis is priority sport
Table A.4 \u2014 Synthetic Turf \u2014 Type 4, normally laid over a shock absorbing layer <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 32<\/td>\n Table A.5 \u2014 Synthetic Turf \u2014 Type 5, may be laid over a shock absorbing layer
Table A.6 \u2014 Synthetic Turf \u2014 Type 6, may be laid over a shock absorbing layer <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 33<\/td>\n Table A.7 \u2014 Synthetic Turf \u2014 Type 7, may be laid over a shock absorbing layer
Table A.8 \u2014 Synthetic Turf \u2014 Type 8, may be laid over a shock absorbing layer <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 34<\/td>\n Annex B (normative) Preparation of wet test pieces <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 35<\/td>\n Annex C (informative) Information to be supplied by the manufacturer or supplier regarding maintenance <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 36<\/td>\n Bibliography <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Surfaces for sports areas. Synthetic turf and needle-punched surfaces primarily designed for outdoor use – Specification for synthetic turf surfaces for football, hockey, rugby union training, tennis and multi-sports use<\/b><\/p>\n
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