40 years of trusted, productive engineering.
Model, analyze and design multi-material buildings and structures in one program, with finite element, P-Delta, seismic and dynamic analysis, and code checks to AISC, CSA, NBCC, ASCE, ACI, NDS and AA ADM.
Built for structural engineers
GSE™ General Structural Engineering is a 3D structural analysis and design program for buildings and structures in steel, cold-formed steel, wood, CLT, reinforced concrete and aluminum, including concrete slabs and foundations.
Model every material in a single model and analyze it with static, P-Delta, nonlinear, buckling, seismic and dynamic time-history analysis, with animated results and interactive result tables.
Members are designed to US and Canadian standards, from AISC 360 and CSA S16 to NDS, CSA O86, ACI 318, CSA A23.3, AA ADM and CSA S157, with redesign optimization, automated load combinations, slab generators and editable executive reports.
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Engineered for productivity
One program for every material, from modeling and load combinations to code checks and final report, so you spend less time switching tools and more time engineering.
Steel, cold-formed steel, wood, CLT, reinforced concrete and aluminum are analyzed and designed together, within a single, unified platform.
Loads to ASCE 7 and NBCC, with design to AISC 360, CSA S16, NDS, CSA O86, ACI 318, CSA A23.3, AA ADM and CSA S157.
ULS, SLS, fatigue and fire resistance combinations and live load reduction are generated automatically, and member redesign optimization finds efficient sections.
Finite elements with plates and shells, P-Delta, nonlinear, buckling, response spectrum and seismic time-history analysis, with the Direct Analysis Method for steel.
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Capabilities
From 3D modeling and automated load combinations to multi-material code checks and editable reports, every step in one integrated Windows desktop program.
Build complex steel, wood, concrete and aluminum models quickly, graphically or in spreadsheets, in one intuitive ribbon interface.
Define your loads once and let GSE™ generate the load combinations required by US and Canadian codes.
State-of-the-art analysis methods capture the real behavior of buildings and structures in every material.
Every member is designed to its material code in the same model, with redesign optimization to find efficient sections.
See exactly how your structure behaves, graphically or numerically.
Deliver clear, customized calculation reports without retyping results.
Multi-material design
With GSE™, steel, timber, concrete and aluminum live within a single model. Multi-material analysis and design run simultaneously, in one unified platform.
Steel and cold-formed steel design, with member optimization and the Direct Analysis Method.
CLT, mass timber and light-frame wood design, with shear wall generation, custom lay-ups and orthotropic CLT behavior.
Reinforced concrete design, with slab and foundation design, punching shear, design strips and slab-on-grade analysis.
Aluminum structural analysis and design for aluminum members and structures.
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Get in touch with our specialists to see how GSE™ fits your projects, with product information, pricing and a personalized demonstration on request.
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Featured end-user projects
From residential buildings to industrial facilities, see what structural engineers and fabricators build with GSE™ structural analysis and design software.
Residential
CIME Consultants
A multi-storey residential building, analyzed and designed in GSE™.
Commercial
Canam Group
A commercial distribution center, analyzed and designed in GSE™.
Industrial
Enerkem
Institutional
Canam Group
Trusted by engineering firms since 1986 for every type of building and structure.
How to get GSE™
GSE™ is built your way. Start with 3D structural analysis, add the design modules for the materials you work with, then add the calculators you need.
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Model, analyze and design steel, wood, concrete and aluminum structures to US and Canadian codes, all in one program.
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