Type

Detail

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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