I’m an expert of FEA. Please, take a look at my profile. As you will see, I’ve made jobs using 2D, shell, and 3D elements. I know when to use each one of them.
Also I really know Abaqus, its the software I use to work every day.
I have two years of Industrial experience on Abaqus. Also I can afford spending atleast 20 hrs/week on this project so I might complete this project in short amount of time depending on the complexity.
I have experience in Abaqus for 2 years and I have learned computational mechanics in Germany to learn in depth about FEM. Also can do crash and impact tests along with CFD