...Xiao Tong Wang; Robert F. Ker ABSTRACT The tail tendons from wallabies ( Macropus rufogriseus ) suffer creep rupture at stresses of 10 MPa or above, whereas their yield stress in a dynamic test is about 144 MPa. At stresses between 20 and 80 MPa, the time-to-rupture decreases exponentially...

..., WV 26506-9196, USA. † To whom reprint requests should be addressed. 31 10 1994 ©The Company of Biologists Limited 1994 fatigue fatigue rupture creep rupture wallaby Macropus rufogriseus Fatigue leads to failure after repeated application of stresses, which...