ASTM F2396

This guide provides selection criteria for deciding the appropriate techniques and materials, including soil, sand, gravel, peat, and so forth, needed in the design, construction, and maintenance of high performance sand-based turf rootzones for sports fields. The factors taken into account here that influence such decisions are existing soil types, climatic factors, level of play, intensity and frequency of use, equipment available, budget and training, and the ability of management personnel.

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1. Scope

1.1 This guide covers techniques that are appropriate for the construction of high performance sand-based rootzones for sports fields. This guide provides guidance for the selection of materials, including soil, sand, gravel, peat, and so forth, for use in designing and constructing sand-based sports turf rootzones.

1.2 Decisions in selecting construction and maintenance techniques are influenced by existing soil types, climatic factors, level of play, intensity and frequency of use, equipment available, budget and training, and the ability of management personnel.

1.3 This guide offers an organized collection of information or a series of options and does not recommend a specific course of action. This document cannot replace education or experience and should be used in conjunction with professional judgment. Not all aspects of this guide may be applicable in all circumstances. This guide is not intended to represent or replace the standard of care by which the adequacy of a given professional service must be judged, nor should this document be applied without consideration of a projects many unique aspects. The word "standard" in the title of this document means only that the document has been approved through the ASTM consensus process.

1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values in parentheses are for information only.

This standard may involve hazardous materials, operations, and equipment. This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory requirements prior to use.

2. Referenced Documents

ASTM Standards
C131 Test Method for Resistance to Degradation of Small-Size Coarse Aggregate by Abrasion and Impact in the Los Angeles Machine
C1444 Test Method for Measuring the Angle of Repose of Free-Flowing Mold Powders
C88 Test Method for Soundness of Aggregates by Use of Sodium Sulfate or Magnesium Sulfate
D1883 Test Method for CBR (California Bearing Ratio) of Laboratory-Compacted Soils
D1997 Test Method for Laboratory Determination of the Fiber Content of Peat Samples By Dry Mass
D2944 Test Method of Sampling Processed Peat Materials
D2974 Test Methods for Moisture, Ash, and Organic Matter of Peat and Other Organic Soils
D2976 Test Method for pH of Peat Materials
D2980 Test Method for Volume Weights, Water-Holding Capacity, and Air Capacity of Water-Saturated Peat Materials
D3080 Test Method for Direct Shear Test of Soils Under Consolidated Drained Conditions
D422 Test Method for Particle-Size Analysis of Soils
D4427 Classification of Peat Samples by Laboratory Testing
D4972 Test Method for pH of Soils
D653 Terminology Relating to Soil, Rock, and Contained Fluids
D698 Test Methods for Laboratory Compaction Characteristics of Soil Using Standard Effort (12 400 ft-lbf/ft3 (600 kN-m/m3))
F1632 Test Method for Particle Size Analysis and Sand Shape Grading of Golf Course Putting Green and Sports Field Rootzone Mixes
F1647 Test Methods for Organic Matter Content of Putting Green and Sports Turf Root Zone Mixes
F1815 Test Method for Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity, Water Retention, Porosity, Particle Density, and Bulk Density of Putting Green and Sports Turf Root Zones
F2060 Guide for Maintaining Cool Season Turfgrasses on Athletic Fields
F2107 Guide for Construction and Maintenance of Skinned Areas on Sports Fields
F2269 Guide for Maintaining Warm-Season Turfgrasses on Athletic Fields

Index Terms

athletic field; baseball; clay; cricket; football; natural turf; sand; soccer; softball; soil; sports field; sports turf; turfgrass; ICS Number Code 97.220.10 (Sports facilities)

Citing ASTM Standards

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