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ARTIFICIAL TURF FIELDSARTIFICIAL ARTIFICIAL TURF FIELDSTURF FIELDSBASE CONSTRUCTIONBASE CONSTRUCTION

FOR FOR TURF FIELDSTURF FIELDS

Presented by: Tom DeRosaPresented by: Tom DeRosa

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INITIAL CONSIDERATIONS FORDECIDING ON A TURF FIELD

BENEFITUSAGECOSTSAFETYMAINTENANCE

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TYPICAL FIELDTYPICAL FIELD

•• DEPRESSIONSDEPRESSIONS•• BALD SPOTSBALD SPOTS•• POOR DRAINAGEPOOR DRAINAGE•• EXPOSED ROCK / STONESEXPOSED ROCK / STONES•• IMPROPER PITCHIMPROPER PITCH

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SELECTING A SITESELECTING A SITE

•• ISSUESISSUES•• SOIL CONDITIONSSOIL CONDITIONS•• WATER CONDITIONSWATER CONDITIONS•• DRAIN OUTLETSDRAIN OUTLETS•• ROCKROCK•• WETLAND REQUIREMENTSWETLAND REQUIREMENTS

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REPLACING FIELD INSIDE TRACKREPLACING FIELD INSIDE TRACK

•• ACCESS TO SITEACCESS TO SITE•• PROTECTION TO TRACK SURFACEPROTECTION TO TRACK SURFACE•• PLASTICPLASTIC•• PLYWOODPLYWOOD•• STEEL PLATESSTEEL PLATES•• BRIDGEBRIDGE

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DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

• BUDGET• ARCHITECT• IN HOUSE DESIGN• DESIGN BUILD• BID PROCESS• “QUALIFIED” LOW BIDDER

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SITE AMENITIESSITE AMENITIES•• TURFTURF•• LIGHTINGLIGHTING•• PARKINGPARKING•• BLEACHERSBLEACHERS•• FENCING / SECURITYFENCING / SECURITY•• SCOREBOARDSSCOREBOARDS•• RESTROOMSRESTROOMS•• CONCESSIONSCONCESSIONS

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SELECTING A CONTRACTORSELECTING A CONTRACTOR•• FIELD EXPERIENCEFIELD EXPERIENCE•• SYNTHETIC FIELD EXPERIENCESYNTHETIC FIELD EXPERIENCE•• LASER GRADING TECHNOLOGYLASER GRADING TECHNOLOGY

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CONSTRUCTION PROCESSCONSTRUCTION PROCESS•• MOBILIZATIONMOBILIZATION•• SITE LAYOUTSITE LAYOUT•• EXCAVATIONEXCAVATION

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TOPSOIL REMOVALTOPSOIL REMOVAL

•• AVERAGE 3” TO 6” OF TOPSOILAVERAGE 3” TO 6” OF TOPSOIL•• AVERAGE SIZE FIELD 70,000 TO 80,000sfAVERAGE SIZE FIELD 70,000 TO 80,000sf•• CALCULATES TO 1000 TO 1500 YARDS CALCULATES TO 1000 TO 1500 YARDS

PLUS AIRATION FACTORPLUS AIRATION FACTOR

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TYPICAL SLOPE FOR TYPICAL SLOPE FOR SUBSUB--BASE & SURFACEBASE & SURFACE

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SURFACE & SUBSURFACE & SUB--BASE SLOPESBASE SLOPES

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GRADING & COMPACTIONGRADING & COMPACTION•• FINE GRADE SUBFINE GRADE SUB--BASE TO PLUS OR MINUS 1”BASE TO PLUS OR MINUS 1”•• SLOPE GRADES TO DIRECT WATER TO DRAINAGESLOPE GRADES TO DIRECT WATER TO DRAINAGE•• ROLL & COMPACT SUBROLL & COMPACT SUB--BASE AT OPTIMUM BASE AT OPTIMUM

MOISTURE CONTENT NOT LESS THAN 95% MOISTURE CONTENT NOT LESS THAN 95% DENSITYDENSITY

•• WHEN THICKNESS OF COMPACTED SUBWHEN THICKNESS OF COMPACTED SUB--BASE BASE EXCEEDS 6”, PLACE MATERIALS IN EQUAL LAYERS, EXCEEDS 6”, PLACE MATERIALS IN EQUAL LAYERS, WITH NO LAYER MORE THAN 6” TO 12” THICKWITH NO LAYER MORE THAN 6” TO 12” THICK

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COLLECTOR COLLECTOR DRAINAGE PIPEDRAINAGE PIPE

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PERFORATED PIPEPERFORATED PIPE

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LAYING & SETTING PIPE LAYING & SETTING PIPE WITH A LASER WITH A LASER

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OPEN GRAVEL DRAINAGEOPEN GRAVEL DRAINAGE

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DRAINAGE STRUCTURESDRAINAGE STRUCTURES•• PERIODIC CLEANING IN SUMPSPERIODIC CLEANING IN SUMPS•• CHECK SYSTEM CHECK SYSTEM •• CLEANOUTS ARE OPTIONAL IN FIELDCLEANOUTS ARE OPTIONAL IN FIELD

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6” CONCRETE CURB6” CONCRETE CURB

•• FORMED WITH 2” x 12” WOOD FORMSFORMED WITH 2” x 12” WOOD FORMS•• SET TO GRADE WITH LASER & STRINGSET TO GRADE WITH LASER & STRING•• TYPICAL #4 REBAR PLACED INSIDETYPICAL #4 REBAR PLACED INSIDE•• EXPANSION JOINTS EVERY 20 FEETEXPANSION JOINTS EVERY 20 FEET

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12” CONCRETE CURB WITH 12” CONCRETE CURB WITH FENCE POSTSFENCE POSTS

•• 4” PVC PIPE 4” PVC PIPE •• FOOTINGS SET MINIMUM 3’ DEEPFOOTINGS SET MINIMUM 3’ DEEP•• TYPICAL #4 REBARTYPICAL #4 REBAR•• EXPANSION JOINTS EVERY 20 FEETEXPANSION JOINTS EVERY 20 FEET

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TRENCH DRAIN @ TRACK TRENCH DRAIN @ TRACK & BORDER EDGE @ “D” ZONE& BORDER EDGE @ “D” ZONE

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WOOD NAILERWOOD NAILER

•• A PRESSURE TREATED 2” x 4” IS A PRESSURE TREATED 2” x 4” IS INSTALLED ONTO CURB 1 ½” INSTALLED ONTO CURB 1 ½” BELOW FINISHED GRADEBELOW FINISHED GRADE

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PLASTIC WOOD NAILERPLASTIC WOOD NAILER•• A PLASTIC WOOD NAILER IS INSTALLED A PLASTIC WOOD NAILER IS INSTALLED

ON THE OUTSIDE, LEVEL WITH THE ON THE OUTSIDE, LEVEL WITH THE CONCRETE CURB.CONCRETE CURB.

•• A 1 FOOT WIDE STRIP OF BROWN A 1 FOOT WIDE STRIP OF BROWN COLORED TURF IS DESIGNED TO COVER COLORED TURF IS DESIGNED TO COVER THE CURB ALONG THE GRASS FOR THE CURB ALONG THE GRASS FOR MOWING PURPOSES TO SEPARATE MOWING PURPOSES TO SEPARATE BASEBALL FIELD FROM SOCCER FIELDBASEBALL FIELD FROM SOCCER FIELD

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EDGE DETAIL @ TRENCH EDGE DETAIL @ TRENCH DRAINDRAIN

•• TURF CAN BE GLUED DIRECTLY ONTO TURF CAN BE GLUED DIRECTLY ONTO CONCRETE OR A WOOD NAILER CAN BE CONCRETE OR A WOOD NAILER CAN BE FASTEN ON TOP OF CONCRETEFASTEN ON TOP OF CONCRETE

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EDGE DETAIL AT “D” ZONEEDGE DETAIL AT “D” ZONE

•• A CONCRETE LEDGE A CONCRETE LEDGE IS FORMED WITH IS FORMED WITH BORDER @ “D” ZONEBORDER @ “D” ZONE

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GEOTEXTILEGEOTEXTILE&&FLAT DRAINSFLAT DRAINS

•• TYPICAL FILTER FABRIC FOR PORUS BASE TYPICAL FILTER FABRIC FOR PORUS BASE INSTALLATIONINSTALLATION

•• 12” x 1” FLAT DRAINS WRAPPED WITH FILTER 12” x 1” FLAT DRAINS WRAPPED WITH FILTER FABRICFABRIC

•• FLAT DRAINS MUST GO EITHER INTO STONE FLAT DRAINS MUST GO EITHER INTO STONE AT PERIMETER DRAIN OR TIE DIRECTLY INTO AT PERIMETER DRAIN OR TIE DIRECTLY INTO COLLECTOR PIPECOLLECTOR PIPE

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PLASTIC LINERS PLASTIC LINERS ANDAND

FLAT DRAINSFLAT DRAINS

•• PLASTIC LINERS ARE DESIGNED FOR USE PLASTIC LINERS ARE DESIGNED FOR USE OVER FIELDS WITH CLAY TYPE SOILSOVER FIELDS WITH CLAY TYPE SOILS

•• HIGH WATER TABLE AND/OR WET AREASHIGH WATER TABLE AND/OR WET AREAS•• 12” x 1” FLAT DRAINS WRAPPED WITH 12” x 1” FLAT DRAINS WRAPPED WITH

FILTER FABRIC FILTER FABRIC

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INSTALLATION OF INSTALLATION OF FLAT DRAINSFLAT DRAINS

•• NOTE: IN MOST CASES THE FLAT NOTE: IN MOST CASES THE FLAT DRAINS RUN AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE DRAINS RUN AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE AGAINST THE DIRECTION OF SLOPEAGAINST THE DIRECTION OF SLOPE

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COUPLING OF COUPLING OF FLAT DRAINSFLAT DRAINS

•• ALL DRAINS MUST BE CONTINUOUS TO ALL DRAINS MUST BE CONTINUOUS TO ALLOW WATER TO FLOW TO COLLECTOR ALLOW WATER TO FLOW TO COLLECTOR PIPES.PIPES.

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STABLIZING FLAT STABLIZING FLAT DRAINSDRAINS

•• NOTE: CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO NOTE: CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO MAINTAIN THE STRAIGHTNESS AND MAINTAIN THE STRAIGHTNESS AND LEVELNESS OF THE FLAT DRAINSLEVELNESS OF THE FLAT DRAINS

•• IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP EQUAL IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP EQUAL DISTANCE BETWEEN EACH DRAINDISTANCE BETWEEN EACH DRAIN

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FIELD UNDERDRAIN SYSTEMFIELD UNDERDRAIN SYSTEM

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INSTALLATION OF STONE BASEINSTALLATION OF STONE BASE

•• TOTAL OF 6 INCHES MINIMUM BASE TOTAL OF 6 INCHES MINIMUM BASE COMPACTED & STABLECOMPACTED & STABLE

•• ONE LIFT WITH THE PROPER STONEONE LIFT WITH THE PROPER STONE•• TWO LAYER STONE BASE SYSTEMTWO LAYER STONE BASE SYSTEM•• 11stst LAYER / 4” OF ¾” PROCESSED STONE LAYER / 4” OF ¾” PROCESSED STONE

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FINISHING STONE BASEFINISHING STONE BASE

•• 2nd LAYER / 2” OF STONE BLEND2nd LAYER / 2” OF STONE BLEND•• BLEND CONSISTS OF: BLEND CONSISTS OF:

50% / 3/8” STONE AND 50% / 3/8” STONE AND 50% OF “SAND” STONE50% OF “SAND” STONE

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GRADING EQUIPMENT GRADING EQUIPMENT •• LASER LASER

CONTROLLED CONTROLLED PULL BOXES CAN PULL BOXES CAN BE USED FOR BE USED FOR GRADING GRADING FINISH STONEFINISH STONE

•• AUTOMATED AUTOMATED LASER LASER CONTROLLED CONTROLLED GRADERS OR GRADERS OR DOZERS ARE DOZERS ARE ALSO USEDALSO USED

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FINE GRADING STONE FINE GRADING STONE BASEBASE

•• NOTE: IT IS IMPORTANT NOT TO GRADE NOTE: IT IS IMPORTANT NOT TO GRADE THE STONE DRY. DUST WILL SEPARATE THE STONE DRY. DUST WILL SEPARATE FROM THE LARGER STONE AND DROP FROM THE LARGER STONE AND DROP DOWN, LEAVING LARGER STONE ON TOPDOWN, LEAVING LARGER STONE ON TOP

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ADDITIONAL STONE BLENDADDITIONAL STONE BLEND

•• DON’T LEAVE YOURSELF SHORT, IT IS DON’T LEAVE YOURSELF SHORT, IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE EXTRA MATERIAL TILL IMPORTANT TO HAVE EXTRA MATERIAL TILL THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE FOR REPAIRTHE PROJECT IS COMPLETE FOR REPAIR

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COMPACTION TESTINGCOMPACTION TESTING•• ROLL & COMPACT BASE AT OPTIMUM ROLL & COMPACT BASE AT OPTIMUM

MOISTURE CONTENT NOT LESS THAN 95% MOISTURE CONTENT NOT LESS THAN 95% DENSITYDENSITY

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PERCULATION TESTINGPERCULATION TESTING

•• STONE BASE SHOULD ACHIEVE A STONE BASE SHOULD ACHIEVE A PERCULATION RATE AT A MINIMUM PERCULATION RATE AT A MINIMUM OF 6” TO 12” OF RAIN PER HOUROF 6” TO 12” OF RAIN PER HOUR

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COMPLETED STONE BASECOMPLETED STONE BASE•• BEFORE THE INSTALLATION OF TURF:BEFORE THE INSTALLATION OF TURF:•• A GRID MAY BE REQUIRED TO ENSURE THAT A GRID MAY BE REQUIRED TO ENSURE THAT

THE BASE IS SMOOTH & LEVELTHE BASE IS SMOOTH & LEVEL•• A VISUAL AND STRING INSPECTION IS A VISUAL AND STRING INSPECTION IS

NECESSARY NECESSARY

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FIELD EQUIPMENTFIELD EQUIPMENT•• SCOREBOARDSCOREBOARD•• ELECTRICAL ELECTRICAL

TRENCHINGTRENCHING•• LIGHTINGLIGHTING•• FIELD WATERINGFIELD WATERING

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FOOTBALL & SOCCER FOOTBALL & SOCCER GOALSGOALS

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FIELD ACCESS & COMMUNICATION FIELD ACCESS & COMMUNICATION BOXESBOXES

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EXTERIOR SOD / SEEDEXTERIOR SOD / SEED

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TURF INSTALLATIONTURF INSTALLATION

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SEAMINGSEAMING•• SEAMS MAY BE GLUED OR SEWNSEAMS MAY BE GLUED OR SEWN

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BULK BAGS OF RUBBER BULK BAGS OF RUBBER AND SAND INFILLAND SAND INFILL

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INSTALLING INFILL INSTALLING INFILL SYSTEMSYSTEM

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LINES & LOGO’SLINES & LOGO’S

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FENCINGFENCING

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GRASS FIELD BEFOREGRASS FIELD BEFORE

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