Artificial turf

History of artificial turf Artificial turfs were developed as an alternative to natural grass surfaces in order to improve durability, decrease maintenance cost and, together with field lighting increase available playing hours. Additionally, artificial turfs are less impacted by weather conditions, resulting in an economically appealing choice for sports clubs and institutions, even with a higher initial investment compared to natural turf. (Reference Synthetic Turf and Lower Extremity Injuries p. 67) The first artificial grass pitch in Britain was installed in 1971 Islington County, London for a non-commercial football facility (Reference Artificial Surfaces for Outdoor Sports p. 8) Components and Construction The materials and components…

Artificial turf has been directly linked to an increase in serious injuries including turf toe, ACL tears, foot lock, turf burns, heat exhaustion, and concussion. Turf toe is a painful hyperextension of the large toe. It is a result of when the cleats of the player’s shoe grabs the artificial turf mesh and causes an overextension of the large toe. Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) tears are one of the foremost common artificial turf injuries. The ACL ligament is located deep within the knee…

many factors that cause injuries when participating in sports. Overuse, falls, improper equipment, technique are a few factors out of many that can cause injuries to athletes but one that is not talked about as much is playing surfaces. The idea that playing surfaces like artificial turf are harmful to athletes is a controversial topic because there are many critics that don’t believe that artificial turf can cause more injuries. However, it has been proven that artificial surfaces have flaws…

only a few months out of the years for sports such as soccer and football, to play on natural grass fields. Therefore, if players plan to play any field sports year round, they must do so on the few indoor turf facilities in Alaska. The real question, sparked in the ongoing artificial turf debate is: Is turf a safe alternative to natural grass? As of now, there are numerous…

national organization and sport to adopt artificial turf as a type of playing surface. Nevertheless, more and more teams and sport have followed in their footsteps. Due to the tremendous amount of reasons and advantages to transform over from grass fields. Although natural grass fields are inexpensive to make and are more common, artificial turf fields are the next big move for all sports organizations. While an abundant amount of people believe artificial turf fields are a waste of money,…

Athletes are constantly being asked which they prefer: artificial turf or natural grass. They want the ideal playing surface to compete on, which was the logic behind inventing artificial grass, but what people don’t know are the disadvantages that are associated with artificial grass. After researching the downsides to turf, I read about a study that states that seventy-one percent of injuries on turf are traumatic injuries and the other 29% are for overuse injuries. This includes both…

It also saves you time immediately, for not having to care for a real lawn. Instead of spending hours every weekend to water the lawn, you can now spend those hours doing other activities that you need to attend. Imagine not having to spend money on tools, soil, water or special treatment to take care of those dead blades of grass. Those costs can add up to hundreds or even thousands of dollars yearly depending on how big your lawn is. The Southern Nevada Water Authority says a homeowner…

The problem is that we need to give the football field a new irrigation system. The problem asks for us to find the route of the pipelines and the location of the sprinklers. We have to know the amount of materials, measurements of the field, determine the configuration of the pipes and etc. When setting up the sprinklers for the angle of water, you need to program them to spray 90 degrees if it is the quarter circles in the corners of the field. You need to program the sprinklers to spray 180…

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program that help them get job done. Robots and computers are able to function without the assistance of a human once they have their program in. Jastrow says “Computer intelligence is growing by leaps and bounds, with no natural limit in sight (Jastrow 1594).” This leaves no boundaries for the expansion of technology. Jastrow also says “ultra- intelligent machines will be working in partnership our best minds on all the serious problems of the day (Jastrow 1594).” This partnership may require a…