Faster and bouncier cricket pitches using locally available clays

dc.contributor.author	Nawagamuwa, UP
dc.contributor.author	Senanayake, AIMJ
dc.contributor.author	Silva, SA
dc.contributor.author	Sanjeewa, DMI
dc.date.accessioned	2013-10-21T02:12:58Z
dc.date.available	2013-10-21T02:12:58Z
dc.date.issued	2009
dc.identifier.uri	http://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/8285
dc.description.abstract	Reasons for the lack of 'pace & bounce' in Sri Lankan pitches has been a topic of debate for a long time. In order to address this problem from an engineering perspective, soil samples from Test venue in Colombo were gathered, analyzed and then compared to available data from other countries. Local pitches were found to have high silt content, low clay content and low plasticity due to a difference in clay mineralogy. Small scale model pitches were built and then tested to find the effect of adding commercially available clays on the pitch characteristics.
dc.language	en
dc.title	Faster and bouncier cricket pitches using locally available clays
dc.type	Conference-Extended-Abstract
dc.identifier.year	2009
dc.identifier.conference	Research for Industry
dc.identifier.place	Faculty of Engineering, University of Moratuwa
dc.identifier.pgnos	pp. 75-76
dc.identifier.proceeding	15th Annual symposium on Research and Industry