ASTM F2479-12
(Guide)Standard Guide for Specification, Purchase, Installation and Maintenance of Poured-In-Place Playground Surfacing
Standard Guide for Specification, Purchase, Installation and Maintenance of Poured-In-Place Playground Surfacing
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
Every elevated play structure is required to have a protective surface installed and poured-in-place surfaces are one of the many choices. These surfaces are highly technical in structure, component selection, percentages of components and installation procedures. This guide is intended to assist the playground owner/operator, specification writer, designer, and so forth in determining the properties that can be considered with regard to the poured-in-place surface and set out considerations that the user of this guide should make to ensure a successful installation. This document is a guide and should not be used directly as a performance specification for poured-in-place surfacing.
SCOPE
1.1 This guide covers information with regard to the design, manufacture, installation, and maintenance of poured-in-place playground surfaces.
Note 1—This document is a guide and not intended to be used as a specification; it should be used for educational purposes.
1.2 This guide outlines the issues of compliance with existing standards, durability, and functional longevity.
1.3 This guide reviews issues such as edge treatment, abutting surfaces, and combinations with other surfaces designed for circulation or protective surfaces.
1.4 This guide presents maintenance considerations and general procedures that should be followed by the owner/operator.
1.5 This guide outlines aging considerations such as loss of impact absorption, cracking, shrinkage, heaving, and how to prevent, accommodate, or rectify those issues.
1.6 This guide presents warranty considerations.
1.7 This guide does not imply that an injury cannot be incurred when the surface system is compliant with the standards referred to in this guide.
1.8 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
1.9 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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Designation: F2479 −12 An American National Standard
Standard Guide for
Specification, Purchase, Installation and Maintenance of
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Poured-In-Place Playground Surfacing
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2479; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
1.1 This guide covers information with regard to the design,
F1292 Specification for Impact Attenuation of Surfacing
manufacture, installation, and maintenance of poured-in-place
Materials Within the Use Zone of Playground Equipment
playground surfaces.
F1951 Specification for Determination of Accessibility of
NOTE 1—This document is a guide and not intended to be used as a
Surface Systems Under and Around Playground Equip-
specification; it should be used for educational purposes.
ment
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2.2 CSA Standard:
1.2 This guide outlines the issues of compliance with
CSA Z614 Children’s Playspaces and Equipment
existing standards, durability, and functional longevity.
1.3 This guide reviews issues such as edge treatment,
3. Terminology
abutting surfaces, and combinations with other surfaces de-
3.1 Definitions:
signed for circulation or protective surfaces.
3.1.1 aliphatic prepolymer—prepolymer which does not
contain any 1,3,5-cyclohexatrien group.
1.4 This guide presents maintenance considerations and
3.1.1.1 Discussion—Generally highly color stable when ex-
general procedures that should be followed by the owner/
posed to UV radiation, no yellowing.
operator.
3.1.2 ambient grinding—processthattakesrawrubberprod-
1.5 This guide outlines aging considerations such as loss of
ucts and processes it to rubber crumb, chips, buffings, and so
impact absorption, cracking, shrinkage, heaving, and how to
forth that is at the temperature generated by the grinding
prevent, accommodate, or rectify those issues.
equipment or in the location of production.
1.6 This guide presents warranty considerations.
3.1.3 aromatic prepolymer—hydrocarbons that are made
from only hydrogen and carbon and contain a prepolymer
1.7 This guide does not imply that an injury cannot be
which contains one or more 1,3,5-cyclohexatriene group.
incurred when the surface system is compliant with the
3.1.3.1 Discussion—Aromatic prepolymer are generally
standards referred to in this guide.
susceptible to change when exposed to UV and moisture.
1.8 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
These changes can be seen as a yellowish shading or “amber-
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical ing” of the top surface, especially when encapsulating rubber
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only crumb that is grey, light blue, blue, eggshell, teal, and so forth.
and are not considered standard.
3.1.4 asphalt, adjacent—bituminous bound material that is
used as a curb or walkway and comes into contact with the
1.9 This standard does not purport to address all of the
poured-in-place surface.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3.1.4.1 Discussion—The materials and compaction shall
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
conform to local engineering practices and have a mechanical
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
compaction of no less than 98 % standard proctor density. The
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
edge of the asphalt at the junction with the poured-in-place
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F08 on Sports For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Equipment, Playing Surfaces, and Facilities and is the direct responsibility of contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Subcommittee F08.63 on Playground Surfacing Systems. Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
Current edition approved May 15, 2012. Published June 2012. Originally the ASTM website.
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approved in 2007. Last previous edition approved in 2011 as F2479 – 11. DOI: Available from Canadian Standards Association (CSA), 5060 Spectrum Way,
10.1520/F2479-12. Mississauga, ON L4W 5N6, Canada, http://www.csa.ca.
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surface shall be vertical to 30° from horizontal. Consideration sub-base material where it has a high clay content, using
should be given to the use of an appropriate primer as drainage channels or pipes, installing a granu
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An American National Standard
Designation:F2479–11 Designation: F2479 – 12
Standard Guide for
Specification, Purchase, Installation and Maintenance of
1
Poured-In-Place Playground Surfacing
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2479; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
1.1 This guide covers information with regard to the design, manufacture, installation, and maintenance of poured-in-place
playground surfaces.
NOTE 1—This document is a guide and not intended to be used as a specification; it should be used for educational purposes.
1.2 This guide outlines the issues of compliance with existing standards, durability, and functional longevity.
1.3 This guide reviews issues such as edge treatment, abutting surfaces, and combinations with other surfaces designed for
circulation or protective surfaces.
1.4 This guide presents maintenance considerations and general procedures that should be followed by the owner/operator.
1.5 This guide outlines aging considerations such as loss of impact absorption, cracking, shrinkage, heaving, and how to
prevent, accommodate, or rectify those issues.
1.6 This guide presents warranty considerations.
1.7 Thisguidedoesnotimplythataninjurycannotbeincurredwhenthesurfacesystemiscompliantwiththestandardsreferred
to in this guide.
1.8 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
1.9 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory
limitations prior to use.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
F1292 Specification for Impact Attenuation of Surfacing Materials Within the Use Zone of Playground Equipment
F1951 Specification for Determination of Accessibility of Surface Systems Under and Around Playground Equipment
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2.2 CSA Standard:
CSA Z614 Children’s Playspaces and Equipment
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions:
3.1.1 aliphatic prepolymer—prepolymer which does not contain any 1,3,5-cyclohexatrien group.
3.1.1.1 Discussion—Generally highly color stable when exposed to UV radiation, no yellowing.
3.1.2 ambient grinding—process that takes raw rubber products and processes it to rubber crumb, chips, buffings, and so forth
that is at the temperature generated by the grinding equipment or in the location of production.
3.1.3 aromatic prepolymer—hydrocarbons that are made from only hydrogen and carbon and contain a prepolymer which
contains one or more 1,3,5-cyclohexatriene group.
3.1.3.1 Discussion—Aromatic prepolymer are generally susceptible to change when exposed to UV and moisture. These
changes can be seen as a yellowish shading or “ambering” of the top surface, especially when encapsulating rubber crumb that
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This guide is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F08 on Sports Equipment and Facilities and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F08.63 on Playground
Surfacing Systems.
Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2011. Published December 2011. Originally approved in 2007. Last previous edition approved in 2010 as F2479–10. DOI:
10.1520/F2479-11.
CurrenteditionapprovedMay15,2012.PublishedJune2012.Originallyapprovedin2007.Lastpreviouseditionapprovedin2011asF2479 – 11.DOI:10.1520/F2479-12.
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For referencedASTM standards, visit theASTM website, www.astm.org, or contactASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
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Available from Canadian Standards Association (CSA), 5060 Spectrum Way, Mississauga, ON L4W 5N6, Canada, http://www.csa.ca.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.
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is grey, light blue, blue, eggshell, teal, and so forth.
3.1.4 asphalt, adjacent—bituminous bound material that is used as a curb or walkway and comes into contact with the
poured-in-place surface.
3.1.4.1 Discussion—The materials and compaction shall conform to l
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