“…This book is the work of Jan van der Woord, who had a special interest in casting and kneading during the years that he was an associate professor in the Product Development chair at the Faculty of Architecture, TU Delft. He has written this book as a legacy for students who want to design more or less complex building structures and main supporting structures, generally building technology students. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…5.4.2 SAM Environmental Chamber -- References -- 2 - Facilities to AlterWeight -- Chapter_6 Drop Towers -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Drop Tower Technologies -- 6.3 Vacuum (or Drop) Tubes -- 6.4 Experiment Inside Capsule (Drag Shield) -- 6.5 Drop Tower Systems -- 6.5.1 Guided Motion -- 6.6 Enhanced Technologies -- 6.6.1 Free Flyer System -- 6.6.2 Catapult System -- 6.6.3 Next-Generation Drop Towers -- 6.6.3.1 Ground-based facility's typical operational parameters -- 6.7 Research in Ground-Based Reduced Gravity Facilities -- 6.7.1 Cold Atoms -- 6.7.2 Combustion -- 6.7.3 Fluid Mechanics/Dynamics -- 6.7.4 Astrophysics -- 6.7.5 Material Sciences -- 6.7.6 Biology -- 6.7.7 Technology Tests -- References -- Chapter_7 Parabolic Flights -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Objectives of Parabolic Flights -- 7.3 Parabolic Flight Maneuvers -- 7.4 Large Airplanes Used for Parabolic Flights -- 7.4.1 Europe: CNES' Caravelle and CNES-ESA's Airbus A300ZERO-G -- 7.4.2 USA: NASA's KC-135, DC-9 and Zero-G Corporation -- 7.4.3 Russia: Ilyushin IL-76 MDK -- 7.5 Medium-Sized Airplanes Used for Parabolic Flights -- 7.5.1 Europe: TU Delft-NLR Cessna Citation II -- 7.5.2 Canada: CSA Falcon 20 -- 7.5.3 Japan: MU-300 and Gulfstream-II -- 7.5.4 Other Aircraft -- 7.6 Small Airplanes and Jets Used for Parabolic Flights -- 7.6.1 Switzerland: Swiss Air Force Jet Fighter F-5E -- 7.6.2 Other Aircraft -- 7.7 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter_8 Magnetic Levitation -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Static Magnetic Forces in a Continuous Medium -- 8.2.1 Magnetic Forces and Gravity, Magneto-GravitationalPotential -- 8.2.2 Magnetic Compensation Homogeneity -- 8.3 Axisymmetric Levitation Facilities -- 8.3.1 Single Solenoids -- 8.3.2 Improvement of Axisymmetric Device Performance -- 8.3.2.1 Ferromagnetic inserts -- 8.3.2.2 Multiple solenoid devices and special windings design…”

“…Gubanski (Chalmers University of Technology), Michael Muhr (Graz University of Technology), Johan J. Smit (TU Delft), and Ulf W. Gedde (KTH Royal Institute of Technology) as prominent examples. …”