A high quality artificial turf football pitch starts with a proper sub-base. It is important to monitor the sub-base quality during installation. Restoring the sub-base after the synthetic turf application involves very high costs. The sub-base quality is expressed in bearing capacity, compaction or density.
For this purpose Deltec developed the Sub-Base Compaction Tester. The tester consists of a prescribed drop weight which is being released from a certain height. The mechanical version measures the vertical indentation in millimeters, the electronical version measures also the deceleration in g.
By using the Sub-Base Compaction Tester, the percentage of rejection can be reduced significantly. By doing this you not only save costs for re-testing, but - maybe even more important - you save a lot of time and hassle which contributes to a fast and successful project execution.
