Article: Use of Impact Testing to Predict Softness, Cow Preference, and Hardening Over Time of Stall Bases

Article: Influence of Free-Stall Base on Tarsal Joint ...
Journal of Dairy Science;  July 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...ABSTRACT The objective was to quantify the incidence of tarsal lesions and level of hygiene by stall bed type. Cows were scored on 100 dairies from Wisconsin, Minnesota, Indiana, Iowa, and New York in the fall and winter. Thirty-eight dairies used rubber-filled mattresses (RFM), 27 had sand beds,

Article: Tennessee Inventor Develops Shower Stall Base
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  December 19, 2006 ;     495 words ...ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Christopher Scott Stonecipher of Jackson, Tenn., has developed a base for shower stall. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "base for a shower stall comprising a first layer of fiber glass and resin, and layer of filament

Article: Zoysiagrasses: mowing height and verticutting frequency ...
California Fairways;  May 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... Surface hardness data was made using the Clegg Impact Tester with a 5.0-pound missile ... percent. Sponginess as measured by Clegg Impact Tester was not significantly affected ... percent. Sponginess as measured by Clegg Impact Tester was not significantly affected ...

Article: Splendour of the grass Civilisation has green roots and, it is to ...
The Sunday Telegraph London;  August 12, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... at Wimbledon have a clay content of exactly 22 per cent, ensuring a high degree of surface hardness, as measured by the Clegg impact soil tester"? Do you care? Probably not, but such statistics have a curious, rather appalling appeal and, who knows ...

Article: Who Cares?(Brief Article)(Column)
SportsTURF;  October 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... apt to be a factor in injuries than all natural-turf fields. I've measured hundreds of fields around the country with Clegg Impact Hammers, and I can tell you that some artificial fields are less hard than some natural fields. Hard, compacted natural ...

Article: BYU student wins fellowship
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  October 9, 2007 ;     312 words ... ... that advance the science and technology of cement and concrete. Reese was recognized for his research, "Use of the Heavy Clegg Impact Soil Tester to Assess Rutting of Cement-Treated Base Material under Early Trafficking." Based in Skokie, Ill., the ...

Article: What to do with a hard field. (In & On the Ground).
SportsTURF;  January 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... and core aerification are key elements in dealing with hard fields as well as avoiding their occurrence. RELATED ARTICLE: Getting technical As a researcher I measure surface hardness with a Clegg Impact Soil Tester (CIST). It is a simple