GSE™ Timber Software
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Steel
Concrete
Aluminum
Structural Analysis and Design Software for Timber, CLT and Wood Structures
See NDS and CSA O86 workflows for CLT, mass timber, light-frame walls, diaphragms, glulam and SCL.
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GSE™ Software - General Structural Engineering
Multi-Material Structural Analysis and Design software for Timber, CLT, Light-Frame Wood, Steel, Cold-Formed Steel, Reinforced Concrete, Slab & Foundation design and Aluminum.
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Delivering cutting-edge solutions to industry leaders since 1986.
Engineered for productivity.
Built exclusively for structural engineers.
GSE™ Timber is purpose-built for wood structural analysis and design supporting Mass Timber, Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT), and Light-Frame Wood.
Intuitive modeling - Unified in one environment
Model sawn lumber, glulam, SCL, CLT panels, shear walls, and diaphragms within a single unified environment — with automated parametric generation of walls, openings, and multi-story structures.
Comprehensive structural analysis - with animated results
Full analysis capabilities including Static, P-Delta, Non-linear, Buckling, Seismic, and Dynamic Time-History — with animated results and interactive result tables.
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Technical specifications of GSE™ Timber Software
A structural analysis and design software for professional engineers.
GSE™ Key Features - Light Frame Wood, Timber and Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT)
Supported design codes
National Design Specification (NDS) for Wood Construction ASD & LRFD
CSA O86 Engineering design in wood
Timber structural Analysis
P-Delta and Non-Linear analysis
Seismic Static, Seismic Spectral and Dynamic analysis
Cross-laminated Timber (CLT)
CLT Panel Modeling: Accurately model CLT walls, floors, and roofs with full material and geometric control.
Custom Layers Configuration: Define custom lay-up configurations with full control over orientation and thickness.
Orthotropic Behavior: Simulate true anisotropic material properties for realistic structural behavior.
Panel Slip Modeling: Simulate inter-panel slip using advanced analytical functions for greater accuracy in real-world behavior.
Advanced Load Combinations: Includes seismic and wind loading per international codes.
Real-Time Feedback: Visualize stresses, displacements, and failure modes with full 3D rendering.
Wood design
Design of Sawn Lumber, Glulam, SCL elements
Sections and grades
Wood sections and extensive material libraries
Rectangular sawn lumbers
Composite sections (LVL, PSL, LSL)
Glue-Laminated timber (glulam)
Built-up sections
Open-web, engineering joists and wood panels
Guided automated material selection based on section size, species and grade
Custom sections to be defined and analyzed
Resistance of wood elements
Calculation of bending, compression, tension, shear, bearing and combined resistance of wood elements
Fire resistance of wooden elements
Fire resistance and verification included
Deflection
Complete check of deflection according to a comprehensive set of criterions
Limit states
Displayed graphically on the 3D model through color representation or presented numerically in spreadsheets and reports
Parametric model generation, Bearing walls & Shear walls
Automated parametric generation of the engineering model based on walls, openings, sheathing and anchor parameters
Wall outlines can be copied to generate structure faces and various stories efficiently
Windows and doors openings library
Possibility to create and store windows and doors openings in a library
Shear walls features
Segmented or Perforated approach
Lateral resistances check
Lateral deflections (nail slip, anchorage slip)
Hold-Downs, Continuous rods anchorages
Wood diaphragms
Design of floor diaphragms
Vibration of sawn lumber joists
Vibration limit state calculated for sawn lumber floor joists
Truss vibration verification
Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT)
Calculation of CLT design properties
Featured end-user projects
Projects powered by GSE™ Software
Stantec Consulting
L2C
Canam Group
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CIME Consultants
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Enhanced Multi-Material design for Steel, Concrete, Timber and Aluminum
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.
GSE™ Timber Module
CLT, Mass Timber, and Light-Frame Wood design per NDS and CSA O86 — including shear wall generation, custom lay-ups, and orthotropic CLT behavior.
GSE™ Steel Module
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).
GSE™ Concrete Module
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.
GSE™ Aluminum Module
Aluminum structural analysis and design per AA ADM 2020 and CSA S157 — fully integrated within the multi-material environment.
Discover why professional engineers are choosing GSE™.
All-in-one analysis and design solution for steel, concrete, timber and aluminum seamlessly integrated within a single software environment
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