Biomechanics of Turtle Shells: How Whole Shells Fail in Compression

Numerical Study of the Mechanical Response of Turtle Shell

(2012) Wei Zhang et al.   Journal of Bionic Engineering

Dimorphism in Shell Shape and Strength in Two Species of Emydid Turtle

(2011) Christine Vega et al.   HERPETOLOGICA

Finite element modeling of shell shape in the freshwater turtle Pseudemys concinna reveals a trade-off between mechanical strength and hydrodynamic efficiency

(2011) Gabriel Rivera et al.   JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY

Multi-scale hierarchy of Chelydra serpentina: Microstructure and mechanical properties of turtle shell

(2011) Kantesh Balani et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Compressive behavior of a turtle’s shell: Experiment, modeling, and simulation

(2011) R. Damiens et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Biomechanics on the half shell: functional performance influences patterns of morphological variation in the emydid turtle carapace

(2011) C. Tristan Stayton   ZOOLOGY

Carapace and plastron sensitivity to touch and vibration in the tortoise (Testudo hermanni and T. graeca)

(2010) Martin E. Rosenberg   JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

APPLICATION OF THIN-PLATE SPLINE TRANSFORMATIONS TO FINITE ELEMENT MODELS, OR, HOW TO TURN A BOG TURTLE INTO A SPOTTED TURTLE TO ANALYZE BOTH

(2009) C. Tristan Stayton   EVOLUTION

A study on the structure and mechanical behavior of the Terrapene carolina carapace: A pathway to design bio-inspired synthetic composites

(2009) H. Rhee et al.   Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications

Mechanical Function of a Complex Three-Dimensional Suture Joining the Bony Elements in the Shell of the Red-Eared Slider Turtle

(2008) Stefanie Krauss et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A review of lethal and non-lethal effects of predators on adult marine turtles

(2008) Michael R. Heithaus et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY