Zace

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Zace Services SA, founded in 1982 by Thomas K. Zimmermann, Carlos Rodriguez, and Blaise Rebora, focuses on developing ZSoil(r).PC software for geotechnics and geomechanics. The software offers a unified approach to soil, rock, and structural mechanics in 3 dimensions, including flow, thermal effects, large displacements, dynamics, and pushover analysis. Over the years, the development team, with research experience at renowned institutions like Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, U.C.Berkeley, Caltech, and Purdue University, has continuously enhanced the software's capabilities. Zace Services SA has been centralizing its activities around ZSoil.PC since October 2022, covering research & development, hotline, training, and sales.

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