The industry standard for structural engineering software, enabling efficient design of aluminum structures according to American AA ADM-2020 and Canadian CSA S157 design codes.
Multi-Material Structural Analysis and Design software for Timber, CLT, Light-Frame Wood, Steel, Cold-Formed Steel, Reinforced Concrete, Slab & Foundation design and Aluminum.
Model standard and parametric aluminum shapes — over 30 profiles including angles and polygonal tubes, with automated member generation and a comprehensive library of standard aluminum grades.
Calculate combined resistance from linear, P-Delta, non-linear, seismic, or dynamic analysis. Unbraced lengths, buckling factors, welding, and slenderness limits are all customizable graphically or from spreadsheets.
GSE™ Aluminum Software – Explore the various features and workflow in a short technical walkthrough.
A structural analysis software for professional engineers.
• American AA ADM-2020 (ASD and LRFD)
• American AA ADM-2015 (ASD and LRFD)
• Canadian CSA S157
• Standard shapes and parametric shapes (over 30 shapes available) including angles and polygonal tubes are supported
• Comprehensive library of standard aluminum grades
• Several design parameters can be calculated by the program
• P-Delta and Non-Linear analysis, Seismic Static, Seismic Spectral and Dynamic analysis
• The Redesign command allows to test different solutions without requiring to run the analysis each time
• Classification, resistance and stability computations performed according to the specified aluminum standard
• Calculation of Compression, Tension, Bending, Compression-Bending, Tension-Bending, Shear, Torsion and warping, Slenderness
• Calculation of combined resistance of aluminum elements based on the results of a linear, P-Delta, non-linear, seismic or dynamic analysis
• All parameters required to calculate the resistance of the elements such as unbraced lengths, buckling lengths, buckling factors, welding, slenderness limit and others can be customized either graphically or from spreadsheets
• Displayed graphically on the 3D model through color representation or presented numerically in spreadsheets and reports
• The program distinguishes two types of welds: End welds and In-span welds
• Each of these types of welds may be full (affecting the entire cross section) or partial (affecting a portion of the
cross section)
• Customizable, user-friendly, and exhaustive report generation in multiple formats including Word document and Excel worksheet
• Generate executive report summary by printing the results for only the critical load combination
within a single, integrated software environment
Combine Steel, Concrete, Timber, CLT, Cold-Formed Steel, and Aluminum within a single structural model — with full code-checking for each material simultaneously.
CLT, Mass Timber, and Light-Frame Wood design per NDS and CSA O86 — including shear wall generation, custom lay-ups, and orthotropic CLT behavior.
Steel and Cold-Formed Steel design per AISC 360 LRFD & ASD, AISI S100, CSA S16 and S136 — with member optimization and direct analysis method (DAM).
Reinforced concrete, slab, and foundation design per ACI-318, CSA-A23.3 and ECP-203 — including punching shear, design strips, and slab-on-grade analysis.
Aluminum structural analysis and design per AA ADM 2020 and CSA S157 — fully integrated within the multi-material environment.
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