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How to correctly interpret simulation output

• Plausibility CheckNever trust FEM results blindly, a systematic check before you use any result.
• Stress & StrainUnderstanding von Mises stress, principal stresses, and what the numbers mean.
• SingularitiesRecognise and correctly handle locations of theoretically infinite stress.
• Reaction ForcesThe simplest and most important plausibility check for any simulation.
• DeformationsHow to read and validate displacement results in Dr.Q.
• Energy QuantitiesHow strain energy and energy-based error estimates help you assess result quality.
• Mesh ConvergenceHow Dr.Q's automatic convergence study decides your mesh is fine enough, and how you steer it.
• Variant ComparisonHow to compare different design variants systematically in Dr.Q.