This book - comes with a free complementary youtube-channel: https: //www.youtube.com/channel/UCMgZ_p8P9Nd8GXSePu39bbg -is aimed at mechanical engineering students who already have experience in calculating stresses analytically. -teaches students how to interpret stress-results in FEM-analyses. -teaches students the difference between solid, shell and beam-elements. -is written independent of FEM-software, therefore any FEM- software can be used in combination with this book. -contains guided tasks for students and can therefore be used in engineering-classes.