soccer field grading
soccer field grading
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Can anyone recommend reference or guidance documents or just "rules of thumb" for soccer field grading?
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RE: soccer field grading
RE: soccer field grading
I will follow up on the idea of the local soccer association.
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RE: soccer field grading
Without information from some other source, I would grade the field with a crown down the long centerline of the field and drain to each side line at 1.5% - 2.0% depending on the width of the field and the existing grades. Anything less in turf will allow standing water.
RE: soccer field grading
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RE: soccer field grading
I think I would talk to some local landscapers regarding the turf and subsoil. They should have some information specific to your local. Also, I wouldn't go less than 1.5% on the grades.
Good luck!
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Rj
RE: soccer field grading
RE: soccer field grading
Interesting comments, especially the dual use as a soccer field and detention basin. I thought of a third use, after a rain storm they can play water polo! <G>
I agree drainage is the main thing. I can't see using a slope of less than 1.5% on turf, water just doesn't move very fast on less than that. If the surface were concrete or asphalt, then 0.5% might make some sense, BUT think of all the asphalt parking lots you see with "bird baths" in them. I remember reading somewhere that the minimum slope on asphalt shouldn't be less than 0.75%.
RE: soccer field grading
RE: soccer field grading
that suggests a 10" to 18" crown in the middle of the field.
If the particular project can afford it and getting water off the field quickly is vital...and undrain system would be reccommended.