Type
|
Detail
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Construction
time
|
Life Span (years)
|
Games
per season
|
Cancellation
rate
|
Matches
per week
|
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Undrained
|
No installed drainage system
|
n/a
|
<5 years
|
50-75
|
10-50%
|
1.4-2
|
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Pipe Drained
|
Basic Lateral pipe drains at 5m spacing
|
4 months
|
<5 years
|
up to 50
|
10-50%
|
>1.4
|
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Slit Drained
|
Sand Gravel slit drains at 1m spacings intercepting lateral pipe drains at wide spacings
|
4 months - 1 year
|
<5 years
|
50-75
|
5-15%
|
1.4-2
|
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Sand Carpet
|
100mm medium fine rootzone sand overlaying an intensively slit drained area
|
1 - 1.5 years
|
>15 years
|
75-100
|
>5%
|
2-2.8
|
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