JEB -- Lieberman et al. 206 (18): 3125 Figure IG3

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Fig. 3. Isoclines of strains ( ${epsilon}$ ) in microstrain (µ ${epsilon}$ ) in the midshaft cross section of the tibia (A) and metatarsal (B) of two juvenile sheep at 1.5 m s^–1. NA is the neutral axis; positive ${epsilon}$ values are tensile, negative ${epsilon}$ values are compressive. x indicates the location of rosette strain gauges and arrows show the orientation of the principal strain ( ${epsilon}$ ₁°) relative to the bone's long axis. Orientations of strains (solid lines) relative to the long axis of the bone (dotted lines) are indicated by the small figures adjacent to each gauge site. Both bones are bent in the sagittal plane, with neutral axes shifted significantly from the cross-sectional centroid towards the cortex subject to tension.