GSE™ Concrete Software
Reinforced Concrete, Slab and Foundation Design Software
- 39 years of Canadian Innovation
39 years of innovation
Delivering cutting-edge solutions to industry leaders since 1986.
3D Structural Analysis and Design Software
Reinforced Concrete, Slab and Foundation Design
GSE™ - General Structural Engineering Software
The GSE™ Concrete program offers a versatile platform for designing concrete members subjected to a range of analyses, including linear, P-Delta, non-linear, seismic, dynamic analysis, and more. The software also provides efficient tools for concrete slab design. It aligns with industry standards such as the American ACI-318, the Canadian CSA-A23.3, and the Egyptian code ECCS 203.
This 3D frame analysis software offers intuitive modeling features, comprehensive structural analysis capabilities and powerful design tools. GSE™ Concrete software is user-friendly, easy-to-use and built on a ribbon-based interface, offering a streamlined design element where tools, commands, and options are conveniently organized into tabs and groups for effortless access and navigation.
Productive Slab Design capabilities
Empower your engineering projects with advanced capabilities.
Concrete Slab Engineering
Intuitive generation of complex reinforced concrete slabs
As an integral component of the GSE™ – General Structural Engineering software suite, the reinforced concrete slab design assistant Slab Engineering is the ultimate tool for slab design in a simple and intuitive way. Slab Engineering empowers users to streamlining slab design with simplicity and allows to effectively generate design strips for concrete slabs of diverse specifications.
Directly connected to the automated functions within the integrated finite element framework, this application offers users a specialized environment for executing mesh generation. Slab Engineering seamlessly defines key model geometric elements, including supports, walls, and openings.
Concrete Slab Generator
Automated generation of simple reinforced concrete slabs
Integrated within the comprehensive GSE™ – General Structural Engineering software suite, the Concrete Slab Generator stands as a seamless solution for swiftly creating efficient concrete slab designs. Its user-friendly interface simplifies the process of generating slabs based on basic geometries.
By inputting a few design parameters, users can effortlessly design a reinforced concrete slab through an intuitive and rapid workflow. Furthermore, the practical editing tools empower users to make adjustments to the slab as needed.
With features like reinforcement visualization and advanced analysis tools, users can confidently approach both the analysis and design aspects of concrete slabs, ensuring a robust and reliable design of concrete slabs.
Concrete Slab and Foundation design
Explore the extensive features and functionalities of GSE™ General Structural Engineering – Concrete Slab and Foundation Design.
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Core features of GSE™ Concrete Software
A structural analysis software for professional engineers.
GSE™ Key Features - Concrete and Slab Design
Supported design codes
• American ACI-18
• Canadian CSA-A23.3
• Egyptian ECCS 203
Concrete structural Analysis
P-Delta, Linear, Non-Linear analysis, Seismic Static, Seismic Spectral and Dynamic analysis, Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
Concrete design
• Design of bending, shear, torsion and combined axial forces and bending
• State-of-the-art technology built around the concept of physical members allowing to accurately design the reinforcement of continuous members such as beams and columns
Automated shear wall generation
• The automated shear wall creation tool generates a finite element mesh based on the building's defined floors
• The finite element mesh adjusts according to the height of the different storeys
• A preview of the shear wall is displayed in the generation window
Slab and beam cracked deflections
• Immediate cracked deflections for slabs and beams calculated using new Cracked SLS load combinations
• Enables parameters for analyzing cracked elements and calculating immediate and long-term deflections
Slab on grade
• Automatic slab on grade generation
• Accurately distributes soil stiffness using equivalent springs
• Enables efficient analysis of complex slab geometries
• Allows evaluation of potential structural lifting
Punching shear
• Parameters are available to verify the punching shear around drop panels
• The drop panels can be rectangular, circular or defined with an existing mesh contour refinement area.
Automated slab generator
• Seamlessly generate simple concrete slabs providing a quick and efficient design
• Its easy-to-use interface allows to quickly create a slab based on a simple geometry
• Users can edit the generated slab with practical tools available
• Its easy-to-use interface allows to quickly create a slab based on a simple geometry
• Users can edit the generated slab with practical tools available
Slab Engineering
• Slab Engineering enables quick and efficient design strip creation for complex concrete slabs
• This tool integrates seamlessly with automated finite element mesh generation
• It produces column strips and middle strips tailored to the bidirectional span geometries of the slab
• The tool accommodates geometric elements like supports, walls, and openings in both finite element modeling and design strip generation.
Executive reports
• 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
Engineering Calculators included
• Concrete Calculator™
• Critical Concrete Section Calculator
• Foundation Calculator
Enhanced multi-material design capability
within a single, integrated software environment
An all-in-one, integrated software solution in one seamless environment.
GSE™ software offers a significant advantage with its ability to perform multiple material designs simultaneously. This powerful feature enables structural engineers to efficiently design and analyze structures using various materials such as steel, concrete, wood, or aluminum – within a single, integrated software environment.
By integrating advanced design and analysis tools, GSE™ streamlines workflows, optimizes design time, and enhances productivity. This efficiency is critical in today’s fast-paced engineering projects, allowing for quicker turnaround times and cost-effective designs.
GSE™ Timber Module
Mass Timber and Light-Frame Wood Structures Design (NDS and CSA O86-19)
GSE™ Steel Module
Steel and Cold Formed Steel (AISC 360 LRFD & ASD, AISI S100-16, CSA S16, S136-16)
GSE™ Concrete Module
Reinforced Concrete, Slab and Foundation Design (ACI-318, CSA-A23.3 and ECP-203)
GSE™ Aluminum Module
Aluminum Structural Analysis and Design Software (AA ADM-2020 and CSA S157)
GSE™ Concrete Software
3D Structural Analysis and Design Software
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