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1 a );!/. ' r )/`{.. ` fir: • \jt� G 0 (I I• � • ( � f r ,/..;---- ( `* • • i• ' '. � fi .21- ti)/�1 j, , err ;f. V �.1�-lc 4 • diJ i `/; /, s�f `� / yLl� f .- L".:aC' � I. Ir fwl _....-, Lwi—). -' ..••-a f 0.11- ".' .rr .7 �• %- WHAT DOES FIFA TEST? N ®Laboratory Tests IDENTIFICATION OF THE PRODUCT CLIMATIC RESISTANCE •Angled Ball Behavior •Mass per unit area and tufts per unit area •UVNJater/Heat - -Measures the complex interaction between •Turf withdrawal force -Measures the color fastness,abrasion the ball and the surface(involving the friction -Measures how strongly the fibers are resistance and joint strength. between the football and the surface)on anchored into the backing of the carpet. impact,horizontal velocity and Vertical Ball •Pile weight PTLAYER/SURFKCE INTERACTION Rebound. -Measured to ensure that not only the num- •Shock Absorbency ber of tufts are correct but also that the -Is the ability of a surface to absorb the ® Field Tests correct dTex of yarn has been used. impact of a player running on the surface. [CONSTHUCTIONl •Fiber identification •Deformation •Slope Test -Can be identified by its melting point and -Is the stability of a surface measured by the -Measures the slope of the field. so called glass transition temperature amount that the surface gives in to impact. •Evenness Test ® (type of polymer) •Slip Resistance -Measures the degree of evenness of •Infill materials -Measures the grip of a shoe sole on the the field. -Defines the various types of infill available surface. •Base Permeability for incorporation into the gaps between •Traction -Measures the base permeability which the fibers of the synthetic turf(particle size/ -Measures another interaction between the allows water to freely drain through the particle shape/bulk density). shoe sole and the surface relating to the carpet. •Compressive modulus ability of a player to change direction. -Optional shock pad under turf(a shock •Skin Abrasion PLAYER/SURFACE OilifiMaIjal pad is an impact-absorbing layer,which -Measures the abrasiveness of the surface •Shock Absorbency influences player comfort and ball response). on the skin of the player when sliding. •Deformation •Skin Friction •Traction DURABILITY -Measures the friction of the surface on the •Slip Resistance •Abrasion Resistance skin of the player when sliding. -The surface is artificially abraded(five BALL/SURFACE •• O` year period of wear)and tested on the BALL/SURFACE INTERACTION •Vertical Ball Rebound following:Shock Absorbency,Vertical •Vertical Ball Rebound •Ball Roll Deformation.Ball Rebound,Traction, -Measures the resiliency of the surface •Angled Ball Behavior Angled Ball Behavior. against the ball. •Joint Strength •Ball Roll -Measures the maximum force recorded to -Measures the pace of the ball over the destroy the joints where they are sewn or surface in relation to the friction between adhered with adhesive. the ball and the surface.