prEN 15330
(Main)Surfaces for sports areas - Synthetic turf surfaces primarily designed for outdoor use - Specification
Surfaces for sports areas - Synthetic turf surfaces primarily designed for outdoor use - Specification
Tolerance of 9 months before enquiry (CEN/TC 217 Res 11C/2004) (Note by AE 2005-03-22)
Sportböden - Überwiegend für den Außenbereich hergestellte Kunststoffrasenflächen - Anforderungen
Sols sportifs - Surfaces en gazon synthétique principalement destinées à l'usage en extérieur - Spécifications
La présente Norme européenne spécifie les caractéristiques de performance et de durabilité des sols sportifs en gazon synthétique principalement utilisés en extérieur. Cinq catégories de surfaces sont concernées, en fonction de l'usage sportif principal de la surface :
- surfaces principalement destinées au hockey ;
- surfaces principalement destinées au football ;
- surfaces principalement destinées au rugby ;
- surfaces principalement destinées au tennis ; et
- surfaces multi-sports.
Les exigences de la présente Norme s'appliquent aux surfaces utilisées pour les sports collectifs, l'éducation physique ou les sports de loisirs. Au niveau du sport professionnel et de la compétition, plusieurs organismes sportifs ont publié leur propres spécifications ; leurs exigences peuvent être différentes de celles énoncées dans la présente Norme européenne, et il est conseillé aux concepteurs d'installations de s'assurer qu'ils choisissent des surfaces offrant les niveaux de performance correspondant aux niveaux de compétition prévus sur le terrain ou sur le court.
La présente Norme européenne est fondée sur des essais d'homologation de type de produits en laboratoire. Des exigences particulières peuvent également s'appliquer sur site, afin d'évaluer l'aptitude à l'emploi des surfaces installées. Des conseils concernant les essais d'installation sont donnés à l'Annexe A.
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SLOVENSKI oSIST prEN 15330:2005
PREDSTANDARD
oct 2005
Podloge za športne dejavnosti – Umetne travnate podloge, namenjene
predvsem za zunanjo uporabo – Specifikacija
Surfaces for sports areas - Synthetic turf surfaces primarily designed for outdoor
use - Specification
ICS 97.150; 97.220.10 Referenčna številka
oSIST prEN 15330:2005(en)
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EUROPEAN STANDARD
DRAFT
prEN 15330
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
August 2005
ICS
English Version
Surfaces for sports areas - Synthetic turf surfaces primarily
designed for outdoor use - Specification
Sportböden - Überwiegend für den Außenbereich
hergestellte Kunststoffrasenflächen - Anforderungen
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 217.
If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which
stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
This draft European Standard was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language
made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the Management Centre has the same
status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are aware and to
provide supporting documentation.
Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without notice and
shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
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Contents Page
Foreword.3
1 Scope .4
2 Normative references .4
3 Terms and definitions .5
4 General.6
5 Surfaces designed primarily for hockey .7
6 Surfaces designed primarily for football.7
7 Surfaces designed primarily for rugby.8
8 Surfaces designed primarily for tennis .9
9 Surfaces designed for multi-sports use.10
10 Information to be provided by the manufacturer or supplier.12
Annex A (informative) Site tests .13
Annex B (informative) Surfaces for multi-sports use .16
Annex C (normative) Preparation of wet test pieces .20
Annex D (informative) Ball rebound .21
Annex E (normative) Rubber test foot for measuring rotational resistance of tennis and multi-
sports surfaces .22
Annex F (normative) Information to be supplied by the manufacturer or supplier regarding
maintenance .23
Annex G (normative) Product identification .24
Annex H (normative) Surface regularity.25
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Foreword
This document (prEN 15330:2005) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 217 “Surfaces for
sports areas”, the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
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1 Scope
This European Standard specifies performance and durability characteristics of synthetic turf sports surfaces
used primarily outdoors. Five categories of surface are covered, based on the principal sporting use of the
surface, as follows:
• surfaces designed primarily for hockey;
• surfaces designed primarily for football;
• surfaces designed primarily for rugby;
• surfaces designed primarily for tennis; and
• surfaces designed for multi-sports use.
The requirements are intended to apply to surfaces used for community, educational and recreational sport.
For professional and elite levels of competition many sports governing bodies have published their own
specifications; the requirements of the sports governing bodies may differ from those detailed in this European
Standard and facility developers are advised to ensure they select surfaces offering the correct levels of
performance for the levels of competition to be played on the pitch or court.
This European Standard is based on type approval testing of products in the laboratory. Selected
requirements may also be used on site to assess the suitability of installed surfaces. Guidance on the testing
of installations is given in Annex A.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 430, Resilient floor coverings – Determination of mass per unit area.
EN ISO 604, Plastics – Determination of compressive properties.
EN 933-1, Tests for geometrical properties of aggregates – Part 1: Determination of particle size distribution –
Sieving method.
EN 1177, Impact absorbing playground surfacing – Safety requirements and test methods.
EN 1969, Surfaces for sports areas – Determination of thickness of synthetic sports surfaces.
EN 12616, Surfaces for sports areas – Determination of water infiltration rate.
EN 12230, Surfaces for sports areas – Determination of tensile properties of synthetic sports surfaces.
EN 12235, Surfaces for sports areas – Determination of vertical ball behaviour.
EN 12228, Surfaces for sports areas – Determination of joint strength of synthetic surfaces.
EN 12229, Surfaces for sports areas – Procedure for the preparation of synthetic turf and textile test pieces.
EN 12234, Surfaces for sports areas – Determination of ball roll behaviour.
EN 13036-4:2003, Road and airfield surface characteristics – Test methods – Part 4: Method for
measurement of slip/skid resistance of a surface – The pendulum test.
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EN 13036-7, Road and airfield surface characteristics – Test methods – Part 7: Irregularity measurement of
pavement courses – The straightedge test.
EN 13041, Soil improvers and growing media – Determination of physical properties – Dry bulk density, air
volume, water volume, shrinkage value and total pore space.
EN 13672, Surfaces for sports areas – Determination of resistance to abrasion of non-sand-filled synthetic turf.
EN 13744, Surfaces for sports areas – Procedure for accelerated ageing by immersion in hot water.
EN 13864, Surfaces for sports areas - Determination of tensile strength of synthetic yarns.
EN 13865, Surfaces for sports areas – Determination of angled ball behaviour.
EN ISO 13934-1, Textiles – Tensile properties of fabrics – Part 1: Determination of maximum force and
elongation at maximum force using the strip method.
prEN 14808, Surfaces for sports areas – Determination of shock absorption.
prEN 14809, Surfaces for sports areas – Determination of vertical deformation.
prEN 14836, Synthetic surfaces for outdoor sports areas – Methods of test – Artificial weathering.
prEN 14837, Surfaces for sports areas – Determination of slip resistance.
prEN 14955, Surfaces for sports areas – Determination of composition and particle shape of unbound mineral
surfaces for outdoor sports areas.
prEN 15306, Surfaces for outdoor sports areas — Determination of resistance to wear of synthetic turf.
prEN 15301, Surfaces for sports areas - Determination of rotational resistance of sports surfaces.
EN 20105-A02, Textiles – Tests for colour fastness – Part A02: Grey scale for assessing change in colour.
ISO 48, Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic – Determination of hardness (hardness between 10 IRHD and
100 IRHD).
ISO 1763, Carpets – Determination of number of tufts and/or loops per unit length and per unit area.
ISO 8543, Textile floor coverings – Methods for determination of mass.
ISO 2549, Textile floor coverings – Hand-knotted carpets – Determination of tuft leg length above the woven
ground.
ISO 4919, Textile floor coverings – Determination of tuft withdrawal force.
BS 903-A8, Physical testing of rubber – Part A8: Method for determination of rebound resilience.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this European Standard, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
synthetic turf surface
sports surface comprising a carpet of tufted, knitted or woven construction whose pile is designed to replicate
the appearance of natural grass (not necessarily in colour)
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3.2
non-filled synthetic turf
synthetic turf surface that does not contain any form of unbound particulate fill within the pile of the carpet
3.3
filled synthetic turf
synthetic turf surface whose pile is either totally filled or partly filled with an unbound particulate material
(typically sand, rubber or sand and rubber mixes)
3.4
long pile synthetic turf
synthetic turf surface with a pile height typically longer than 40mm
NOTE The surface may be filled (typically with rubber or sand and rubber mixes), partly filled or non-filled.
3.5
surface for multi-sports
synthetic turf surface designed to be used for more than one sport
NOTE For further information see Annex B.
4 General
4.1 Resistance to artificial weathering
4.1.1 Colour fastness
When tested in accordance with EN 20105-AO2, following artificial weathering in accordance with prEN 14836,
the change in colour of the weathered synthetic turf compared to an un-aged test specimen of the synthetic
turf shall be greater than Grey Scale 4.
4.1.2 Tensile strength
When tested in accordance with EN 13864, following artificial weathering in accordance with prEN 14836, the
tensile strength of the pile yarn(s) used to form the synthetic turf shall be within 50 % of the tensile strength of
the un-aged yarn.
4.2 Water permeability
When tested in accordance with EN 12616, the water permeability of surfaces designed to be permeable shall
be equal to or greater than 150 mm/h.
4.3 Joint strength
4.3.1 Stitched joints
When tested in accordance with Method 1 in EN 12228:2002, following immersion in hot water in accordance
with EN 13744, the strength of stitched joints shall be equal to or greater than 1 000 N/100.
4.3.2 Bonded joints
When tested in accordance with Method 2 in EN 12228:2002, following immersion in hot water in accordance
with EN 13744, the strength of bonded joints shall be equal to or greater than 25 N/100 mm except that, for
surfaces used for rugby, the minimum joint strength shall be 40 N/100 mm.
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5 Surfaces designed primarily for hockey
5.1 General
Synthetic turf surfaces designed to be used primarily for hockey shall conform to the requirements given in
Clause 4 and those in 5.2 to 5.7.
Test pieces shall be prepared in accordance with EN 12229 and the instructions of the manufacturer prior to
test.
Wet test pieces shall be prepared in accordance with the procedure given in Annex C.
5.2 Vertical ball rebound
NOTE See also Annex D.
When tested in accordance with EN 12235 using a hockey ball under both dry and wet conditions, the vertical
ball rebound shall be less than 70 %.
5.3 Ball roll
When tested in accordance with EN 12234 using a hockey ball under both dry and wet conditions, the ball roll
shall be between 5,0 m and 15,0 m.
5.4 Shock absorption
When tested in accordance with prEN 14809 under both dry and wet conditions, the shock absorption shall be
between 30 % and 65 %.
5.5 Vertical deformation
When tested in accordance with prEN 14808 under both dry and wet conditions, the vertical deformation shall
be between 3 mm and 10 mm.
5.6 Surface friction
When tested in accordance with EN 14837 using the multi-studded rubber profile (clause 5.2.2 of EN
14837:200X) under both dry and wet conditions, the surface friction shall be between 0,6 and 1,2.
5.7 Abrasion resistance of non-filled surfaces
When tested in accordance with EN 13672, the percentage mass loss after 2 000 cycles shall be equal to or
less than 2 %.
6 Surfaces designed primarily for football
6.1 General
Synthetic turf surfaces designed to be used primarily for football shall conform to the requirements given in
Clause 4 and in 6.2 to 6.8.
Test pieces shall be prepared in accordance with EN 12229 and the instructions of the manufacturer prior to
test.
Wet test pieces shall be prepared in accordance with the procedure given in Annex C.
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6.2 Vertical ball rebound
NOTE See also Annex D.
When tested in accordance with EN 12235 using a football under both dry and wet conditions, the vertical ball
rebound shall be between 45 % and 75 %.
6.3 Ball roll
When tested in accordance with EN 12234 using a football under both dry and wet conditions, the ball roll
shall be between 5,0 m and 12,0 m.
6.4 Shock absorption
When tested in accordance with prEN 14809 under both dry and wet conditions, the shock absorption shall be
between 55 % and 70 %.
6.5 Vertical deformation
When tested in accordance with prEN 14808 under both dry and wet conditions, the vertical deformation shall
be between 4 mm and 10 mm.
6.6 Surface friction
When tested in accordance with EN 14837 using the studded shoe (clause 5.2.3 of EN 14837:200X) under
both dry and wet conditions, the surface friction shall be between 0,6 and 1,0.
6.7 Rotational resistance
When tested in accordance with prEN 15301 using a studded test foot under both dry and wet conditions, the
rotational resistance shall be between 30 Nm and 50 Nm.
6.8 Resistance to simulated use (long pile surfaces)
Following simulated use conditioning in accordance with prEN 15306, the surface shall conform to the
requirements of clauses 6.2, 6.4 and 6.7.
7 Surfaces designed primarily for rugby
7.1 General
Synthetic turf surfaces designed to be used primarily for rugby shall conform to the requirements given in
Clause 4 and those in 7.2 to 7.9.
Test pieces shall be prepared in accordance with EN 12229 and the instructions of the manufacturer prior to
test.
Wet test pieces shall be prepared in accordance with the procedure given in Annex C.
7.2 Vertical ball rebound
NOTE See also Annex D.
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When tested in accordance with EN 12235 using a football under both dry and wet conditions, the vertical ball
rebound shall be between 45 % and 75 %.
7.3 Critical fall height
When tested in accordance with EN 1177 as a loose particulate material under both dry and wet conditions,
the critical fall height of the surface shall be equal to or greater than 1,0 m.
7.4 Shock absorption
When tested in accordance with prEN 14809 under both dry and wet conditions, the shock absorption shall be
between 60 % and 75 %.
7.5 Vertical deformation
When tested in accordance with prEN 14808 under both dry and wet conditions, the vertical deformation shall
be between 4 mm and 10 mm.
7.6 Surface friction
When tested in accordance with EN 14837 using the studded shoe (clause 5.2.3 of EN 14837:200X) under
both dry and wet conditions, the surface friction shall be between 0,6 and 1,0.
7.7 Rotational resistance
When tested in accordance with prEN 15306 using a studded test foot under both dry and wet conditions, the
rotational resistance shall be between 30 Nm and 50 Nm.
7.8 Resistance to simulated use (long pile surfaces)
Following simulated use conditioning in accordance with prEN 15301, the surface shall conform to the
requirements of 7.2, 7.4 and 7.7.
7.9 Tensile properties of carpet
When tested in accordance with EN ISO 13934-1, the maximum force shall be greater than 25 N/mm.
8 Surfaces designed primarily for tennis
8.1 General
Synthetic turf surfaces designed to be used primarily for tennis shall conform to the requirements given in
Clause 4 and those in 8.2 to 8.7.
Test pieces shall be prepared in accordance with EN 12229 and the instructions of the manufacturer prior to
test.
Wet test pieces shall be prepared in accordance with the procedure given in Annex C.
8.2 V
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