Hello Everyone,

I am currently doing a project for my Engineering Doctorate, and I am kind of stuck with something.

I am using Abaqus for this specific part of my project, however, I am new to it, hence, not very good at it.

I need to make a model in Abaqus, to demonstrate the microstructure of a composite material (for the beginning it can be a just a UD composite material with few fibres). Then I will need to make a hole in this composite sheet and see how the fibres will move according to the size of the hole.

My problem is I don't know what is the best way to start something like this. I understand that it is a complicated problem, due to all the relations between the resin, fibres, friction, and etc., but any ideas would be much appreciated... :)

Kind Regards,

Faranak