Mechanical stresses in a saber tooth (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Mechanical stresses in a saber tooth

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A finite element model of an adult saber tooth indicating saber bending stress. The warmer the color, the higher the stress and the more likely failure will occur in a particular area of the tooth model. The red dot near the tip is where the force was applied to measure the sideways bending stress.

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Jack Tseng, UC Berkeley

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