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. 2010 Sep 16;218(1):47–58. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2010.01296.x

Table 2.

Experimental peck strain recording per specimen, per trial, compared with finite element (FE) model result.

Gauge location

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4








Specimen/trial Lat. surang. Med. surang. Dors. dent. Vent. dent. Lat. surang. Med. surang. Dors. dent. Vent. dent.
Ostrich jaw 1 ε max ε max ε max ε max ε min ε min ε min ε min
1 96 ± 2 327 ± 9 1071 ± 9 827 ± 5 −219 ± 5 −175 ± 6 −455 ± 5 −1930 ± 16
2 95 ± 2 305 ± 3 1007 ± 4 783 ± 3 −205 ± 3 −162 ± 3 −425 ± 4 −1819 ± 6
3 104 ± 2 356 ± 6 1092 ± 8 844 ± 6 −230 ± 3 −180 ± 5 −461 ± 4 −1958 ± 15
4 101 ± 2 362 ± 5 1087 ± 7 837 ± 5 −235 ± 3 −182 ± 4 −459 ± 4 −1945 ± 11
Overall mean* 99 ± 9 338 ± 53 1064 ± 79 823 ± 55 −222 ± 26 −175 ± 19 −450 ± 34 −1913 ± 128
FEA mean E = 13.65 GPa 52 ± 26 103 ± 44 612 ± 147 347 ± 37 −33 ± 14 −59 ± 16 −273 ± 48 −765 ± 105
FEA mean E = 7 GPa 102 ± 51 201 ± 85 1193 ± 287 672 ± 69 −65 ± 27 −114 ± 31 −533 ± 94 −1493 ± 204
Ostrich jaw 2 ε max ε max ε max ε max ε min ε min ε min ε min
1 82 ± 5 130 ± 3 296 ± 4 337 ± 4 −52 ± 3 −264 −159 −818
2 104 ± 10 145 ± 3 309 ± 4 348 ± 8 −53 ± 5 −287 −165 −847
3 104 ± 8 137 ± 3 296 ± 3 332 ± 6 −54 ± 5 −276 −160 −810
Overall mean* 97 ± 25 137 ± 15 300 ± 15 339 ± 16 −53 ± 3 −276 ± 23 −161 ± 6 −825 ± 38
FEA mean E = 13.65 GPa 58 ± 8 31 ± 4 86 ± 52 142 ± 14 −147 ± 18 −76 ± 6 −46 ± 16 −364 ± 40
FEA mean E = 7 GPa 110 ± 16 60 ± 8 162 ± 99 268 ± 26 −278 ± 34 −144 ± 11 −88 ± 29 −690 ± 76
Ostrich jaw 3 ε max ε max ε max ε max ε min ε min ε min ε min
2 558 ± 15 182 ± 4 482 ± 11 732 ± 5 −231 ± 3 −591 ± 28 −134 ± 5 −1476 ± 44
3 579 ± 10 193 ± 3 499 ± 7 761 ± 5 −241 ± 4 −609 ± 16 −139 ± 3 −1528 ± 22
4 584 ± 10 187 ± 3 507 ± 7 758 ± 4 −245 ± 4 −621 ± 17 −140 ± 3 −1547 ± 26
Overall mean* 574 ± 28 188 ± 11 496 ± 25 751 ± 31 −239 ± 15 −607 ± 29 −137 ± 6 −1517 ± 74
FEA mean E = 13.65 GPa 35 ± 22 116 ± 66 337 ± 55 174 ± 32 −70 ± 64 −58 ± 21 −144 ± 25 −363 ± 98
FEA mean E = 7 GPa 66 ± 42 220 ± 125 638 ± 104 330 ± 61 −133 ± 121 −111 ± 39 −273 ± 47 −687 ± 185

All values in microstrain (με). E, Young's modulus; ε max, maximum principal strain; ε min, minimum principal strain; Lat. surang., lateral surangular; Med. surang., medial surangular; Dors. dent, dorsal dentary; Vent. dent, ventral dentary.

*

Overall mean ± 2 SEM. Trial means and FE analysis (FEA) means ± 2 SD.