Project Profile:
Texas A & M Soccer Field
Project Summary
The reasons Texas A&M chose the Driancore2 system over conventional sand based field systems were the many benefits they saw in test plots at Oklahoma State University: a ten year warranty; lower cost of installation; 300 percent greater root mass, better water retention and superior drainage. The Draincore2 system was designed to out perform all of its competitors in every single facet of performance. In the Texas A&M University installation, the Draincore2 system has met or exceeded all of the Athletic Department’s expectations.
Address
College Station, TX 77843
Install Size
9380 m2 (101,000 sq feet)
Designer
Geoturf, Inc., 441 South Fretz, Edmond, OK 73003, contact Mike Corter 405-640-1720
Contractor
Burnside Services Inc., 1110 Navasota Ridge Road, Navasota, TX 77868, contact Tommy Burnside 936-825-7090
Project Gallery
A perimeter piping system is set up around the field. The Draincore2 sports field system consists of an efficient use of pipe to reduce overall costs.
Drainage pipe connection.
Industry professionals, from around the world, came to witness the first full-scale Draincore2 installation. Sports turf professionals, drainage contractors, athletic departments, and professional sports teams receive instruction from Geoturf’s Stan Schone.
Eleven inches of sand goes on top of the fabric.
Draincore2, patented by Invisible Structures, Inc., is supplied in rolls for the easiest drainage layer installation on the market.
An aerial shot of the soccer field showing the Draincore2 layer, the geotextile fabric layer, and the sand.
Completed view of soccer field after 17 inches of rain in ten days. Notice the standing water on the surrounding areas, yet the Airfield soccer field is well drained and playable.