This document discusses axisymmetric stress and strain analysis using finite element methods. It introduces axisymmetric problems in engineering that exhibit rotational symmetry about an axis, which can be solved using two-dimensional axisymmetric elements in cylindrical coordinates. These elements are triangular tori that are symmetric in both geometry and loading about the axis of rotation, such as the z-axis. The document then outlines the derivation of the stiffness matrix for axisymmetric finite element analysis.