FIFA Maintenance Research 2013 Professor Eric Harrison Maintenance Research 2013 Protocol • FIFA have undertaken an assessment of the effects of different maintenance machines on Football Turf fields. • A series of Football Turf Fields that have a similar usage were located in the Western part of France. • The fields were tested prior to the maintenance procedure • Then tested immediately after the maintenance procedure • Then tested again 1 month later to ascertain whether or not there had been any long-term effects Maintenance Research 2013 Field Locations Rennes – Square de Berry Rennes – Stade Salengro Laval – Gandonniere Laval – Hippodrome Le Mans – Fontennelle Angers – Stade de l’Arceau Angers – Bertin Maintenance Research 2013 Usage Date of Installation Usage (hours/week) Club/School Square de Berry 2010 35 25/75 Yes Stade Salengro 2009 16 100/0 Yes Gandonniere 2010 12 100/0 No Hippodrome 2004 30 75/25 No Fontennelle 2005 18 100/0 No Stade de l’Arceau 2008 24 50/50 No Bertin 2010 24 25/75 No Field Shockpad (%) / (%) Locations Square de Berry Locations Stade Salengro Locations Laval Gandonniere Locations Laval Hippodrome Locations Le Mans Locations – Stade L’Arceau Locations - Bertin Machinery - Redexim Machinery – Sisis Dennis Machinery Machinery – Triangular Brush Test Procedures Testing Procedure Maintenance Effect on System Component Ball Rebound Performance Infill and Fibres Ball Roll Fibres Force Reduction Performance Infill Deformation Performance Infill Energy Restitution Performance Infill Rotational Resistance Performance infill and fibres Climatic Conditions Date 01.07.13 02.07.13 07.08.13 Air Temperature ºC 23 17.8 23.2 Surface Temperature ºC 24.1 22 27.9 Humidity % 58.1 51 69 Dry Dry Dry 0.3 0.3 0.2 Surface Condition Wind Speed m/s Square de Berry Force Reduction Quadrant Position 01.07.13 02.07.13 07.08.13 % % Change Change 1 A % 64.2 66.1 2.96 ↑ 66.2 3.12 ↑ 1 B % 62.4 64.2 2.88 ↑ 63 0.96 ↑ 1 C % 65.5 64.2 -1.98 ↓ 66.2 1.07 ↑ Ave Change 1.29 Ave Change 1.72
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