Can ABAQUS run simulation using wood?

[Ceez]

I am running into issues doing FEA for a project. It uses wood… and it seems ANSYS, fusion, and solidworks do not let me do wood for simulations (even if I input my own properties).

So here I am now trying abaqus. I was wondering before I start, is this possible? I am going to do vibration, impact, ingression, drop test simulations.

An engineering consulting firm suggested I use a plastic and input my own properties if it doesn’t let me use wood but from the results I can tell it’s unreliable.

TL;DR can I run simulations using wood?

 

[FEA way]

Of course, you can simulate pretty much any material you want in Abaqus, this software offers a variety of advanced material models. Wood is quite commonly analyzed. Usually, orthotropic linear elasticity is sufficient and it’s just a matter of obtaining correct material constants for this model. But you can also define plasticity. Check some research papers where Abaqus simulations involving wood are described.