ZSoil 2026 Release Notes

Updated 5 June, 2026.

This document provides a general summary of important changes implemented in releases for the ZSoil® v2026 software product.

What’s New in ZSoil® 2026 v26.03

Analysis

  • Resolved issue with linking of inclined nonlocal pile heads to the shell
  • Resolved issue with numerical damping of Eur for the HSs / HSBrick models for the first iteration
  • Resolved issue with nodal force applied to truss element for axisymmetric analyses
  • Resolved issue with surface load on slave face of thick shells

Preprocessing

  • Resolved issue with crash when updating fixed anchor zones for selected trusses

Postprocessing

  • Resolved issue with macro for nodal and element time history
  • Resolved issue with MNT for continuum in axisymmetric analysis

Menu

  • Resolved issue with time stepping status during LTF import
  • Resolved issue with axisymmetric shells material definition

Virtual Lab

  • Fixed the issue of halted stiffness moduli migration due to ill-posed parameter vector resulting from analytical parameter identification for triaxial tests
  • Switching to the constrained optimization if Rf > 0.95


What’s New in ZSoil® 2026 v26.01

Analysis

  • Resolved issue with restart for large scale problems
  • Resolved issue with the arc-length driver which freezed during calculation when using moving loads
  • Resolved issue with shear locking for Multilaminate and Menetrey+Multilaminate model
  • Resolved issue with evolving self-weight for flexibility based beams

Preprocessing

  • Resolved issue with removing contactor nodes for large deformation interfaces
  • Resolved issue with crash during modification of borehole definition
  • Resolved issue with Same select option for piles and nails when initial material and existence function mode is used

Menu

  • Resolved issue with automatically created Load function labels
  • Resolved issue with plot refreshing in Load time function dialog box
  • Resolved issue with opening ZSoil Protection Manager from ZSoil Menu
  • Resolved issue with automatic pile split when thick shells are used