{"id":3767,"date":"2026-10-15T17:08:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T15:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/lexikon\/elastic-layer\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T09:49:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T08:49:21","slug":"elastic-layer","status":"publish","type":"lexikon","link":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/elastic-layer\/","title":{"rendered":"Elastic Layer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An <strong>elastic layer<\/strong> (ET for short, elastic base layer) is located on many sports fields between the bound or unbound subbase and the artificial turf. It usually consists of rubber granules installed on-site with a binding agent, or of prefabricated elastic mats. <\/p>\n<h2>Functions<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Force reduction and cushioning for players<\/li>\n<li>Uniform sports-functional properties across the entire surface<\/li>\n<li>Extended surface lifespan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The requirements for the construction of artificial turf sports fields are described in <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/din-18035-7\/\">DIN 18035-7<\/a>. Learn more about sports fields under <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/artificial-turf-pitch\/\">Artificial Turf Pitch<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The elastic layer is a resilient base layer under artificial turf sports fields. It improves force reduction and playing characteristics while protecting the players&#8217; joints. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3767","lexikon","type-lexikon","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexikon\/3767","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\/3767\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}