Abstract: A cost-effective synthetic turf system with a plurality of layers of infill material. According to various embodiments, a synthetic turf system includes synthetic grass and a plurality of layers of infill material. In one embodiment, the upper layer of infill particles generally “sit” on top of a lower layer of smaller particles. Because the smaller particles will tend to become more densely packed, the larger particles will tend to remain on top of the smaller particles. In certain embodiments, the upper layer is treated with a light colorant, such as green, yellow, white, etc. Depending on field and environmental conditions, the coloring may reduce surface temperatures by up to 30% compared to conventional infills.

Abstract: A recreational surface such as an artificial turf playing field includes a pile fabric having a backing and a multiplicity of generally upstanding pile elements, and an infill overlying the backing and being interspersed between the upstanding pile elements. The infill advantageously includes resilient particles as well as particles of a rubber coated hard granular material such as rubber coated sand. The particles of rubber and the particles of rubber coated sand may be mixed together or they may be applied separately in different courses or layers in which the relative proportions of the two types of particles differ. Also disclosed is a method of designing and constructing such a recreational surface in which the properties of the recreational surface are specified according to the intended use of the recreational surface.

Abstract: A recreational surface such as an artificial turf playing field includes a pile fabric having a backing and a multiplicity of generally upstanding pile elements, and an infill overlying the backing and being interspersed between the upstanding pile elements. The infill advantageously includes resilient particles as well as particles of a rubber coated hard granular material such as rubber coated sand. The particles of rubber and the particles of rubber coated sand may be mixed together or they may be applied separately in different courses or layers in which the relative proportions of the two types of particles differ. Also disclosed is a method of designing and constructing such a recreational surface in which the properties of the recreational surface are specified according to the intended use of the recreational surface.