ZSoil Day 2025 Presentations
Numerics in Geotechnics and Structures 2025
40 years of ZSoil & Structures
29th of August 2025, HEIA, Fribourg in Switzerland
| Session 1: 9:00-10:30, chair M. Preisig |
| Th. Zimmermann, Zace ZSoil, forever young |
| GW. Byun, EG soft consulting Seoul, South Korea 3D modeling practice of tunnels and verification |
| M. Borgers, Austria Modelling jointed rock masses using ZSoil |
| Session 2: 11:00-12:10, chair S. Commend |
| K. Dziedzic, R. Obrzud, GeoDev Towards integrating a spatial analysis of geotechnical data into FE model creation |
| M. Preisig, GeoMod Quantification of energy dissipation in numerical time history analyses |
| R. Maye, Karakas&Français Secure deep excavation design near railways based on ZSoil results: insights from the Travis project |
| Session 3: 14:00-15:20, chair S. Kivell |
| M. Cudny, K. Lisewska, Gdansk University of Technology, A. Zachodni, Keller Polska, A. Truty, Cracow University of Technology Some experiences with the new ZSoil implementation of the AHS-Brick model in FE modelling |
| J. Zannin, S. Marceta, R. Obrzud Karakas&Français, GeoMod Design of heat exchangers based on thermal response measurement and numerical simulations in ZSoil |
| Li Xiang, Yin Ji, Shang Qi, Wei Jia-qi, Jin Qi, SGIDI Engineering Consulting (Group) Co., Ltd
Analysis of the influence of a large-scale excavation cluster project on adjacent metro tunnels |
| F. Pachla, K. Podles, A. Urbanski, Cracow University of Technology Numerical analysis of historic masonry arch viaduct |
| Session 4: 15:40-16:30, chair A. Truty |
| J. Minini, M. Wasem, HEIA A sampling method based on highest density regions: applications to surrogate models for rare events estimation |
| S. Commend, J. Minini, HEIA Probabilistic vs. deterministic design in Eurocodes 2.0, with potential economic gain |
| S. Kivell, GeoDev Update on ZSoil’s developments |
