Synthetic grass installation requirement for asphalt foundation

Before the laying of synthetic grass field, its foundation base like cement or asphalt base should be prepared, the following is requirement of asphalt foundation base for synthetic grass field installation,

1) For the flatness of asphalt foundation. The total percent of pass for its flatness should be more than 96%,  allowable error among 3m can be 3mm or less.

2) For the gradient. For the crosswise, the gradient should be less than 1/1000 for the length wise direction, it should be less than 1/1000 for the high jump area, it should be less than 4/1000, the surface should be smooth and have good drainage system.

3) For the Intensity and stability.
The asphalt foundation should not include wax or very few wax, the alphalt mixture should be pressed firmly. The surface of cement foundation should be firm, no crack, no broken selvage, the join line should be straight and smooth. The article of rubble above asphalt concrete surface layer should be 2~5mm, its oil content should be 5.8~6.4% for the rubble article of joint layer, it should be 6~9mm, 4.6~5.8% oil content. Finally, the pressed surface after tamping should be hard, peeling and loose soil as well as subcurve should not be seen there.

4) For the drainage. The drainage system should drained all water within 2 hours after heavy rain.

5) Maintenance period: the basic maintenance period is 4 week.

Well installed alsphalt foundation is beneficial for synthetic grass working life because it provides synthetic grass field with firm base and excellent drainage system.

How to choose the right artificial grass turf for different place?

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According to artificial grasss application, artificial grass turf is generally divided into two category, one is landscaping grass(mainly for landscaping or decoration), the other is sports grass (mainly for football field, basketball field, gateball field, golf course field, ets.). To decide which kind of artificial grass, just consider the final purpose.

Landscaping artificial grass turf. The ordinary height of landscaping artificial grass turf is often ranged from 8mm to 45mm. Besides the height of landscaping artificial grass which is the key feature, its density, appearance is also different from sports grass. For the application in skirt of community, shopping hall roof, artificial grass with its less than 20mm height is recommended to use, for those artificial turf, it is not high in price, the visual effect is also not bad. For the color, those place is always decorated by green or red grass. For the decoration of interior place, highly imitated artificial grass is recommended because those highly imitated artificial grass is high in height, and dense in fiber quantity, its color is yellow-green, the final visual effect is very lifelike, vivid. What is more, its grass fiber is very upright which increase the grass stereoscopic impression. For the application of those artificial grass turf, many advertisement company, holiday village, luxury hotels use this kind of artificial grass.Compared with sports grass, landscaping grass fiber is much tinier and much more lifelike.

For sports artificial grass turf, its ordinary height is ranged from 30mm to 60mm, different sports field needs artificial grass with different height. There are several colors for choice like red, white, green, dark green. Another difference compared with landscaping grass is that sports grass has infillings, the quantity requirement of infillings differs according to the place.

 

Generally speaking, artificial grass for landscaping is much lower than sports turf, and tinier, no infillings, less color choice.

Artificial grass installation requirement for cement foundation

It is very common that artificial grass field is installed over cement foundation, so make a good cement foundation plays a very important role for succesfull installation of artificial grass, now we will talk about the requirement for cement foundation.

1) For the flatness of cement foundation. The total percent of pass should be more than 96%,  allowable error among 5m can be 3mm or less.

2) For the gradient. 8/1000 for curves, 5/1000 for straight, the surface should be smooth and have good drainage system.

3) For the Intensity and stability. The surface of cement foundation should be firm, no crack, no broken selvage, the join line should be straight and smooth, the ideal size for each block should be about 6000mm*6000mm. The cushion layer should be pressed  firmly and its degree of density should more than 96%. After medium-sized road rollers tamping, no wheelmark, no loose soil should be there.

4) For the water-resisting layer of cement foundation. Take the new thick waterproof membrane, the junction positions size should be larger than 200mm, and the margin should remain more than 150mm.

5) Maintenance period: the basic maintenance time is 3~4 week per time.

Good cement foundation is beneficial for artificial grass working life because it provides artificial grass field with firm base and excellent drainage system.

 

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Artificial grass installation requirement for cement foundation

It is very common that artificial grass field is installed over cement foundation, so make a good cement foundation plays a very important role for succesfull installation of artificial grass, now we will talk about the requirement for cement foundation.

1) For the flatness of cement foundation. The total percent of pass should be more than 96%,  allowable error among 5m can be 3mm or less.

2) For the gradient. 8/1000 for curves, 5/1000 for straight, the surface should be smooth and have good drainage system.

3) For the Intensity and stability. The surface of cement foundation should be firm, no crack, no broken selvage, the join line should be straight and smooth, the ideal size for each block should be about 6000mm*6000mm. The cushion layer should be pressed  firmly and its degree of density should more than 96%. After medium-sized road rollers tamping, no wheelmark, no loose soil should be there.

4) For the water-resisting layer of cement foundation. Take the new thick waterproof membrane, the junction positions size should be larger than 200mm, and the margin should remain more than 150mm.

5) Maintenance period: the basic maintenance time is 3~4 week per time.

Good cement foundation is beneficial for artificial grass working life because it provides artificial grass field with firm base and excellent drainage system.

 

From: http://www.artificial-grass.asia/news1.asp?ProId=190