Sports Turf

Science, construction and maintenance

V.I. Stewart (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

302 Seiten

1993
Spon Press (Verlag)
978-0-419-14950-7 (ISBN)

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A detailed, practical guide (with the backing of the main UK authorities) to the construction and maintenance of sports grounds.

V.I. Stewart

Introduction.
Part One: General principles. Identifying the problems. Components of a drainage scheme - function and installation. Alternative layouts. Design criteria - theory and practice. Cost benefit implications. Inter-relationship of sward biology, construction, maintenance and use. Specification of materials - soils, sands and gravels. Machinery, special equipment and DIY drainage.
Part Two: Specific constructions. Preliminaries, construction options and consequent aftercare. Bowling greens and golf greens. Pitches for vigorous winter games - rugby, soccer, etc. Cricket squares - a separate and on-going study. Water-bound, hard porous pitches. Package deals, patents and trade names.
Part Three:Appendices. Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	28.10.1993
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	189 x 246 mm
Gewicht	720 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Garten
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Technik ► Architektur
	Technik ► Bauwesen
ISBN-10	0-419-14950-3 / 0419149503
ISBN-13	978-0-419-14950-7 / 9780419149507
Zustand	Neuware