suggested min/max slope for outdoor basketball court
suggested min/max slope for outdoor basketball court
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anyone have experience with setting slopes for outdoor, asphalt paved playing surfaces? arch. graph standards recommends slope range of .83% - 1% for tennis courts, but typically parking lots have min. of 2% to prevent bird baths. is 2% too steep to play basketball? the court will slope diagonally to mirror existing contours as much as possible, although again references suggest side-to-side or end-to-end is preferable. thanks in advance





RE: suggested min/max slope for outdoor basketball court
RE: suggested min/max slope for outdoor basketball court
I would also imagine diagonal sloping would be less preferred, as play will tend to move up and down or across court. Can't you break the grade in both directions (from center court) with ex. contours, and balance cut:fill that way?
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RE: suggested min/max slope for outdoor basketball court
While it is typical for us engineers to want to break the grade in the middle, several sites specifically discouraged a grade break in the playing surface. Rather, they suggest side to side, end to end, or corner to corner.
RE: suggested min/max slope for outdoor basketball court