A geotechnical model in Plaxis 3D. Plaxis, along with SoilVision, was recently acquired by Bentley Systems, Incorporated. (Image courtesy of Plaxis.)
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, recently announced that it had acquired geotechnical software company Plaxis and had obtained an agreement to acquire soil engineering software provider SoilVision.
Bentley is well-known for its building information modeling (BIM) software, which is used in the AEC fields as well as by geospatial professionals. Up until these current acquisitions, the company hasn’t focused on the geotechnical sector, but both of its new acquisitions are geotechnically focused organizations.
Plaxis is responsible for geotechnical design software that models the behavior of earth materials like rock, soil and water. Its software is used by professionals in the mining, tunneling, excavation and energy industries. In Bentley’s news release on the acquisition, CEO Greg Bentley said he believes that “every geotechnical engineer has benefitted from Plaxis’ continuous advancement” and that “Plaxis has become one of the most successful software businesses I have ever seen.”
SoilVision’s software focuses on the behavior of soil and groundwater, and is capable of analyzing data like slope stability, groundwater flow, soil stress, the transport of contaminants through soil, and thermal flow in soil. Its software is heavily used on geotechnical and hydroecological projects, including dams and levees,…