SIST EN 14808:2006

Surfaces for sports areas - Determination of shock absorption

This European Standard specifies three methods for the  determination of shock absorption characteristics of sports  surfaces, of which method 1 is considered to be the reference  method.

Sportböden - Bestimmung des Kraftabbaus

Diese Europäische Norm legt ein Verfahren zur Bestimmung des Kraftabbaus von Sportböden fest.

Sols sportifs - Détermination de l'absorption des chocs

La présente Norme européenne spécifie une méthode de détermination des caractéristiques d’absorption des chocs des sols sportifs.
NOTE   La méthode spécifiée est communément désignée sous le nom de méthode de l’athlete artificiel (Berlin).

Podloge za športne dejavnosti – Ugotavljanje ublažitve udarca

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 28-Feb-2006
• ICS: 97.220.10 - Sports facilities
• Technical Committee: SPO - Sports
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 01-Mar-2006
• Due Date: 01-Mar-2006
• Completion Date: 01-Mar-2006
• Ref Project: EN 14808:2005 - Surfaces for sports areas - Determination of shock absorption

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 14808:2006
01-marec-2006
Podloge za športne dejavnosti – Ugotavljanje ublažitve udarca
Surfaces for sports areas - Determination of shock absorption
Sportböden - Bestimmung des Kraftabbaus
Sols sportifs - Détermination de l'absorption des chocs
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 14808:2005
ICS:
97.220.10 Športni objekti Sports facilities
SIST EN 14808:2006 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST EN 14808:2006
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 14808
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
December 2005
ICS 97.220.10

English Version
Surfaces for sports areas - Determination of shock absorption
Surfaces de sols sportifs - Détermination de l'absorption Sportböden - Bestimmung des Kraftabbaus
des chocs
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 28 November 2005.
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. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
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EN 14808:2005 (E)
Contents Page
Foreword .3
1 Scope.4
2 Normative references.4
3 Terms and definitions.4
4 Principle.4
5 Test piece.5
6 Conditioning and test temperature.5
7 Apparatus.5
8 Measurement of reference force, F .6
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9 Procedure.6
10 Expression of results.6
11 Test report.8

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EN 14808:2005 (E)
Foreword
This European Standard (EN 14808:2005) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 217 “Surfaces for
sports areas”, the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or
by endorsement, at the latest by June 2006, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by
June 2006.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: 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.

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EN 14808:2005 (E)
1 Scope
This European Standard specifies a method for the determination of shock absorption characteristics of sports
surfaces.
NOTE The method specified is commonly known as the Artificial Athlete (Berlin) method.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this European Standard. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document
(including any amendments) applies.
EN 12229, Surfaces for sports areas — Procedure for the preparation of synthetic turf and textile test pieces
ISO 6487, Road vehicles — Measurement techniques in impact tests — Instrumentation
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this European Standard, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
area-elastic sports surface
sports surface, to which the application of a point force causes deflection over a relatively large area around the
point of application of the force
3.2
point-elastic sports surface
sports surface, to which the application of a point force causes deflection only at or close to the point of application
of the force
3.3
combination-elastic sports surface
area-elastic sports surface with a point-elastic top layer, to which the application of a point force causes both
localized deflection and deflection over a wider area
3.4
mixed-elastic sports surface
point-elastic sports surface with an area-stiffening component
NOTE A mixed-elastic sports surface has deflection characteristics between those of an area-elastic surface and a point-
elastic surface.
3.5
shock absorption
ability of a sports surface to reduce the impact force of a body falling onto the surface
NOTE Shock absorption is a physical quantity consisting of damping and resilience due to a certain impact.
4 Principle
A weight is allowed to fall onto a spring placed on the test piece and the maximum force applied is recorded. The
difference between this force and the maximum force measured on a hard surface is reported as the force
reduction.
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5 Test piece
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