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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Anat Rec (Hoboken). 2015 Jan;298(1):145–167. doi: 10.1002/ar.23073

TABLE 3.

Straina and strain energy density results from simulated molar bites

Locationb Specimen Max Prin
(μ∈)
Min Prin
(μ∈)
Mode Max shear
(μ∈)
von Mises
(μ∈)
SED
(J/mm3)
  1. Dorsal interorbital OH5 145 −55 2.64 200 187 0.15
Sts5 172 −81 2.12 253 222 0.24
Chimp range 108–198 −45 to −76 1. 46–3.10 153–270 145–250 0.08–0.28
  2. Working dorsal orbital OH5 61 −29 2.10 90 81 0.03
Sts5 118 −102 1.16 220 191 0.13
Chimp range 5–81 −22 to −91 0.23–2.18 27–138 26–120 0.00–0.07
  3. Balancing dorsal orbital OH5 171 −57 3.00 228 225 0.20
Sts5 102 −39 2.62 141 136 0.07
Chimp range 110–209 −46 to −111 1.80–3.08 156–310 150–284 0.09–0.31
  4. Working postorbital bar OH5 177 −103 1.72 280 254 0.24
Sts5 357 −381 0.94 738 640 1.45
Chimp range 93–365 −150 to −431 0.62–1.21 243–796 216–692 0.17–1.70
  5. Balancing postorbital bar OH5 476 −176 2.70 652 617 1.61
Sts5 935 −381 2.45 1316 1234 6.20
Chimp range 413–817 −169 to −492 1.43–2.54 536–1309 492–1175 0.97–5.08
  6. Working mid-zygo arch OH5 379 −534 0.71 913 815 2.36
Sts5 875 −1,115 0.78 1,990 1,776 11.19
Chimp range 293–1,629 −445 to −3,416 0.37–1.62 737–5,039 662–4,832 1.57–84.99
  7. Balancing mid-zygo arch OH5 283 −357 0.79 640 567 1.14
Sts5 1,064 −2,253 0.47 3,317 3,171 36.81
Chimp range 405–1,955 −172 to −2,675 0.39–3.00 686–3,950 666–3,542 1.61–53.31
  8. Working zygo root OH5 278 −321 0.87 599 520 0.96
Sts5 718 −1721 0.42 2,439 2,188 22.51
Chimp range 350–570 −523 to −1,061 0.38–0.74 910–1,475 795–1,803 2.30–8.41
  9. Balancing zygo root OH5 219 −121 1.81 340 305 0.36
Sts5 127 −494 0.26 621 576 1.93
Chimp range 108–351 −288 to −607 0.28–1.14 415–843 375–747 0.72–1.95
10. Working infraorbital OH5 242 −91 2.66 333 314 0.42
Sts5 360 −195 1.85 555 504 0.96
Chimp range 438–578 −227 to −498 1.16–2.06 718–1,076 632–935 1.51–3.11
11. Balancing infraorbital OH5 257 −174 1.48 431 383 0.53
Sts5 445 −141 3.16 586 574 1.39
Chimp range 191–448 −135 to −307 1.21–2.21 325–754 287–660 0.30–1.63
12. Working nasal margin OH5 136 −245 0.56 381 352 0.45
Sts5 134 −248 0.54 382 354 0.46
Chimp range 111–254 −119 to −457 0.49–1.19 244–681 211–625 0.17–1.51
13. Working zygo body OH5 331 −172 1.92 503 438 0.90
Sts5 460 −231 1.99 691 638 1.54
Chimp range 566–993 −408 to −572 1.34–1.77 974–1,697 847–1497 2.71–8.07
14. Balancing zygo body OH5 274 −125 2.19 399 358 0.56
Sts5 576 −301 1.91 877 775 2.54
Chimp range 329–1,468 −171 to −727 1.40–3.13 500–2,195 477–1,996 0.81–15.71
a

Max Prin = maximum principal strain, Min Prin = minimum principal strain, Mode = the absolute value of Max Prin/Min Prin, Max Shear = maximum shear strain, Von Mises = von Mises strain, SED = strain energy density, Chimpanzee data from Smith et al. (2015).

b

Locations numbered as in Fig. 3.