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[[Category:Glossary]]  [[Category:Turf]] [[Category:SportsturfC1M4]]
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1. A [[pipe drain]] installed along the inner circumference of a running track to drain both the track surface and the enclosed field area; perforated pipe is laid in a trench and covered with gravel, then the trench is filled to the surface with 4" to 6" of coarse sand. A more recent and more durable solution is to install drainage trenches and cap off with a grid (see below)<br><br>
1. A [[pipe drain]] installed along the inner circumference of a running track to drain both the track surface and the enclosed field area; perforated pipe is laid in a trench and covered with gravel, then the trench is filled to the surface with 4" to 6" of coarse sand. A more recent and more durable solution is to install drainage trenches and cap off with a grid (see below).<br><br>


http://hcs.osu.edu/albums/SportsTurf_Construction/interceptor300.sized.jpg<br>
http://hcs.osu.edu/albums/SportsTurf_Construction/interceptor300.sized.jpg<br><br>
Sideline drainage, installed between the athletic field and the track<br>
Sideline drainage, installed between the athletic field and the track.<br>
Source: Ohio State Turf<br>
Source: Ohio State University Turfgrass Program<br><br>

Latest revision as of 12:53, 15 August 2007


1. A pipe drain installed along the inner circumference of a running track to drain both the track surface and the enclosed field area; perforated pipe is laid in a trench and covered with gravel, then the trench is filled to the surface with 4" to 6" of coarse sand. A more recent and more durable solution is to install drainage trenches and cap off with a grid (see below).

interceptor300.sized.jpg

Sideline drainage, installed between the athletic field and the track.
Source: Ohio State University Turfgrass Program