{"id":3460,"date":"2026-10-19T16:06:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T14:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/lexikon\/compaction\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T09:37:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T08:37:52","slug":"compaction","status":"publish","type":"lexikon","link":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/compaction\/","title":{"rendered":"Compaction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In artificial turf, the term <strong>compaction<\/strong> is used in two contexts\u2014one desirable, one not.<\/p>\n<h2>Desirable: compaction of the sub-base<\/h2>\n<p>Gravel and chippings are compacted layer by layer with a <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/plate-compactor\/\">vibrating plate compactor<\/a> so that the <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/sub-base\/\">sub-base<\/a> remains load-bearing and no dents form later. More in our guide <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/ratgeber\/artificial-grass-sub-base-how-to-properly-prepare-the-foundation\/\">Artificial Turf Substrate<\/a>. <\/p>\n<h2>Undesirable: compaction of the infill<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>due to load and dirt, the <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/infill-filling-material\/\">infill material<\/a> becomes compacted on sports fields<\/li>\n<li>the surface becomes harder and water drains less effectively<\/li>\n<li>playing characteristics such as <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/shock-absorption\/\">force reduction<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/ball-rebound-resilience\/\">ball rebound behaviour<\/a> change<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Regular <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/deep-cleaning\/\">deep cleaning<\/a> provides a remedy, during which the infill is loosened and cleaned\u2014see <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/services\/artificial-grass-cleaning\/\">Artificial Turf Cleaning<\/a> for more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Compaction refers to the compression of material\u2014desirable in the sub-base, undesirable in the infill of an artificial turf pitch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3460","lexikon","type-lexikon","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexikon\/3460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexikon"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/lexikon"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexikon\/3460\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}