Of course, I would say that calculations have been used before for such problems than for mechanical ones.
Obviously the problem is the modeling of the material, which must be considered orthotropic at least.
usually then you just check that all works only in compression and so also on simple linear fe codes you can have your answers.
If you want to push yourself further, things change a lot, as you have to characterize the material well, usually steps to non-linear codes, however there is a good experience in the matter, even in the case of dynamic analysis in transitory, necessary for the analysis of the effects of earthquakes.
Of course, in that case, it takes some experience.
