“…As such, the possibility of creating and solving multiple simulations using FEM integrated with the design of experiments provides a huge advantage for efficient design optimization pathways [29,31]. Hence, research efforts have been directed toward the application of FEM for the analysis of numerous properties of wood and wood-based composite that include stress distribution [20,32], seismic performance [33], wood torrefaction [34], wood drying [35,36], microwave scattering [37], corner joint strength [28,38], nonlinear multiphase modeling for inhomogeneous composite material [39], the influence of orientation and intra-ring variation on wood strands [40], fracture behavior [41,42], viscoelastic-induced crack propagation [43], size effect on mechanical properties [44,45], etc. Therefore, this review aims to provide a contextual outlook on different scenarios of FEM applications in studying the performance characteristics of wood and solid wood-based composites as well as reconstituted wood and other lignocellulosic-based composites.…”