New features of Z_SOIL user interface:

• basic / advanced setting
• association of material properties with load time functions (properties may continuosly vary in time)
• definition of material parameters with aid of superlements (variable Young modulus, cohesion with depth etc..)

New features of 2D preprocessor:

• toolbars
• undo operation up to 5 steps back
• selection lists
• mesh import from dxf files
• efficient visualization of excavation steps
• new split procedure for continuum elements
• fast moving of the mesh in graphic pane
• faster contact generation
• generation of overlaid meshes
• automatization of existence functions setting with moving zoom
• automatic global split
• automatic load / flux split
• labels for loads

• general speedup factor of 2 for large 2D computations
• general speedup factor of 3-4 for large 3D computations
• application of sparse linear equation solvers
• storage of reactions
• overlaid meshes
• automatic reallocation of RAM declared for the task
• user supplied consitutive models
• stabilized two-phase formulations to avoid pressure oscillations during consolidation analysis
• new material model: Modified Cam-Clay
• distinct setup of nonlinear solver for each driver
• augmented Lagrangian approach for contact problems

• visualisation of reactions
• definition of macro files
• each numeric output is created in *.csv Excel format
• customizable project description

• undo/redo operation up to 5 steps back/forward
• generation of overlaid meshes
• labels for loads

• definition of macro files
• saving of cameras for 3D view
• saving of plots (as high quality *.bmp) via clipboard (Ctrl-C)
• each numeric output is created in *.csv Excel format
• modified Excel type of output files for time histories
• generation of output files for selected time steps