We analyze the rotational dynamics of light driven nanorotors, made of nanotube bundles and gold nanorods aggregates, with nonsymmetric shapes, trapped in optical tweezers. We identify two different regimes depending on dimensions and optical properties of the nanostructures. These correspond to alignment with either the laser propagation axis or the dominant polarization direction, or rotational motions caused by either unbalanced radiation pressure or polarization torque. By analyzing the motion correlations of the trapped nanostructures, we measure with high accuracy both the optical trapping parameters and the rotation frequency induced by the radiation pressure. Our results pave the way to improved all-optical detection, control over rotating nanomachines, and rotation detection in nano-optomechanics.
Mitigation of progressive collapse was highlighted in 1968 with the collapse of the Ronan Point building in the
United Kingdom. Technical standards followed suit with increased requirements and recommendations to encourage the
design and construction of more robust buildings. The intent has been to establish a design process that recognizes and
considers the potential that buildings could experience abnormal and extreme loads or events that seriously compromise
one or more critical load-carrying elements.
This article aims to show that if the main goal of the design is to protect human lives in these extreme conditions, even
sacrificing the building functionality, simple measures such as the activation of the elasto-plastic catenary behaviour of
the slab reinforcement, could be very effective to increase the building robustness without substantially increasing the cost
of a structural system.
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