Fig. 5.

Scatter plot showing the relationship between the distance of each brick to a suture (D_ns) with magnitude of maximum principal strain in the stiffest trial in each set (ε_1t1), the difference in the magnitude of maximum principal strain between the stiffest and least stiff conditions in each set (Δε₁), and the difference in the orientation of maximum principal strain between the stiffest and least stiff conditions in each set (Δθ). Set 1 is represented by green, set 2 is represented by red, and set 3 is represented by yellow. This plot shows that the largest values of ε_1t1 are found at small values of D_ns in all sets. The largest values of Δε₁ are found at small values of D_ns in set 1, on the balancing side in sets 2 and 3, and at high values of D_ns in the balancing side of set 2. The largest values of Δθ are found at small values of D_ns in sets 1 and 3, and high values of D_ns in set 2.