Boxfish Sutured Surface (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Boxfish Sutured Surface

Caption

Proposed mechanical advantage of sutured interface: (a) Straight interface with penetration by sharp tooth separating neighboring scutes; (b) Sutured interface with force F having tangential and normal components; (c) Tangential component of force, Fy, pushing opposite sides of teeth against each other in a locking-in mechanism.

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Jacobs School of Engineering/UC San Diego

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