ASTM F3102-15 PDF

Scope: 4.1 This guide is intended to provide designers, specifiers, owners, operators and managers of synthetic turf playing systems with information related to specifying, measuring and managing impact attenuation.

4.2 The goal of this guide is to facilitate decisions and actions that will maximize the safety, playability and functional longevity of individual synthetic turf playing systems, primarily as related to impact attenuation.

4.3 This guide presents various options related to specifying, measuring and managing impact attenuation of synthetic turf playing systems.

4.4 Unless specifically stated, this guide does not attempt to endorse or recommend specific options or practices. It is left to the user of the guide to determine the option, practice or course of action that is most appropriate for them, given the specifics of their individual situation.

1.1 Applicable to synthetic turf playing systems, regardless of intended use, which are subject to testing in accordance with Specification F1936.

1.2 Applicable to synthetic turf playing systems installed either indoors or outdoors.

1.3 Not applicable to natural turf playing systems.

1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

ASTM F3102-15 Referenced Document

ASTM F1936 Standard Specification for Shock-Absorbing Properties of North American Football Field Playing Systems as Measured in the Field
ASTM F2650 Standard Terminology Relating to Impact Testing of Sports Surfaces and Equipment*， 2024-04-20 Update
ASTM F355 Standard Test Method for Shock-Absorbing Properties of Playing Surface Systems and Materials

2015 ASTM F3102-15 Standard Guide for Specifying, Measuring, and Managing Impact Attenuation of Synthetic Turf Playing Systems