{"id":4055,"date":"2026-10-15T17:09:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T15:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/lexikon\/silica-sand\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T10:00:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T09:00:27","slug":"silica-sand","status":"publish","type":"lexikon","link":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/silica-sand\/","title":{"rendered":"Silica Sand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Silica sand<\/strong> consists almost entirely of quartz grains. For artificial turf, washed, kiln-dried sand with a fine grain size is used so that it trickles easily between the fibers. <\/p>\n<h2>The Purpose of Silica Sand<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Weights down the artificial turf and prevents slipping and rippling<\/li>\n<li>Supports the fibers and improves <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/resilience\/\">resilience<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Increases stability for sports surfaces<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How Much Sand?<\/h2>\n<p>The amount depends on the product and ranges from no sand at all to several kilograms per square meter. Please follow the manufacturer&#8217;s instructions. Many modern garden lawns require little or no sand. Learn more under <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/infill-filling-material\/\">Infill<\/a>.   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Silica sand is a fine, rounded sand made of quartz. It is used as an infill material in artificial turf to weigh down the surface and support the fibers. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4055","lexikon","type-lexikon","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexikon\/4055","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\/4055\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}