Artium

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Based on the grounds covered with grass, we see there are different
usages. Due to the fact that walkable grass grounds in sport arenas
particularly having density and covering a huge ground (soccer, rugby,
golf…etc.), open air concert areas and recreation areas were easily deformed,
alternative solution proposals were searched out. Following the searches,
artificial (synthetic) grass was firstly developed. Soon afterwards in 1990s,
hybrid grass method was found out and applied in sports arenas. The method,
which is supported with 20 million artificial fibers and half to half composed
of artificial and natural grass, enables natural grass roots to gain strength
by injecting underground through machines. Of the hybrid grass method which has
been adopted on 5 football grounds in Turkey and 40 in the world, the
application phases and advantages in comparison to natural grass fields are
presented taking into account Trabzon Medical Park Arena and Rize Caykur Didi
Football Stadium in this study. It is believed that the method, a new
invention, will give better results later on for open air usages depending on
intended capacity in terms of some factors including ground and
post-application maintenance, longevity and imperishability.