Insights to Skin-turf Friction as Investigated Using the Securisport

• Main Authors: Tay, Sock Peng, Fleming, Paul, Forrester, Steph, Hu, Xiao
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Skin abrasion; Skin friction; Artificial turf fiber; Infill; Securisport; FIFA-08; Artificial turf
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/81228; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/39148
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of the infill and fibers of an artificial turf surface to the overall frictional behavior of the surface. The assessment was conducted using the Securisport test device in accordance to the FIFA Test Method so as to evaluate the effectiveness...