ASTM F355-09

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An American National Standard
Designation:F355–09
Standard Test Method for
Impact Attenuation of Playing Surface Systems and
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Materials
ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF355;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginal
adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript
epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope Materials Within the Use Zone of Playground Equipment
F2650 Terminology Relating to Impact Testing of Sports
1.1 This test method covers the measurement of certain
Surfaces and Equipment
shock-absorbingcharacteristics,theimpactforce-timerelation-
2.2 SAE Standard:
ships, and the rebound properties of playing surface systems.
SAE J211/1 Instrumentation for Impact Tests - Part 1 -
This test method is applicable to natural and artificial playing
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Electronic Instrumentation (rev. July 2007)
surface systems and to components thereof. Typical playing
surfaces are wrestling mats, football fields, soccer fields,
3. Terminology
playgrounds, and so forth.
3.1 Definitions:
NOTE 1—This test method may also be used to measure the shock-
3.1.1 Definitions of terms related to impact testing of sports
attenuation properties of materials used as protective padding, such as the
surfaces equipment can be found in Terminology F2650.
padding on trampoline frames, football goal posts, gymnasium wall,
shoulder pads, body padding, and so forth. It should not be used, without
4. Summary of Test Method
some modifications, to test the finished products.
4.1 Atest specimen is impacted at a specified velocity with
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
a missile of given mass and geometry. An accelerometer
standard. The values given in parentheses are for information
mounted in the missile is used to record the acceleration-time
only.
history of the impact and the peak acceleration is used as a
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
measure of impact severity. Optionally, the displacement his-
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
tory of the impact may also be recorded.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
4.2 Thistestmethoddefinesthreemissilesforuseinplaying
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
surface impact tests:
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
4.2.1 Missiles A and D are both cylindrical, with specified
mass and geometry and a circular, flat, metal impacting
2. Referenced Documents
surface. These missiles are used with a guidance mechanism.
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
4.2.2 Missile E has a hemispherical impacting surface of
D1596 Test Method for Dynamic Shock Cushioning Char-
specified mass and geometry and may be used with a guidance
acteristics of Packaging Material
system or, if equipped with a triaxial accelerometer, without
E105 Practice for Probability Sampling Of Materials
guidance (“free-fall”).
E122 Practice for Calculating Sample Size to Estimate,
4.2.3 The specific masses and geometries of the missiles are
With Specified Precision, the Average for a Characteristic
detailed in 6.2.
of a Lot or Process
E691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to
5. Significance and Use
Determine the Precision of a Test Method
5.1 The results of this method quantify the impact attenua-
F1292 Specification for Impact Attenuation of Surfacing
tionofplayingsurfaceandsystemspecimensunderthespecific
test conditions.
5.2 The test method measures the outcome of impacts
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F08 on Sports
performed under specific conditions. It does not quantify the
Equipment and Facilities and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F08.52 on
intrinsic material properties of the tested specimens.
Miscellaneous Playing Surfaces.
Current edition approved Nov. 15, 2009. Published December 2009. Originally 5.3 Test results from different specimens obtained under the
approved in 1972. Last previous edition approved in 2001 as F355 – 01. DOI:
same conditions (that is, the same missile mass and geometry,
10.1520/F0355-09.
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drop height, etc.) may be used to compare impact attenuation
under those conditions.
5.4 Test results obtai
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