https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/135674/base-plate-connection-design-forcesHi, For base plate connection design purpose, RAM(STAAD) takes beam column end force into consideration. That is OK if I have column only. In a case that you have bracing attached, design forces should be from equilibrium of column end forcesen-USTelligent Community 12https://communities.bentley.com/thread/411124?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 28 Apr 2017 17:12:05 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:2cef4427-4e18-47a0-807e-964ddf3923feSeth Guthrie<p>The forces from the column and the brace are considered, assuming you are using the Gusset Base plate.</p> <p><a href="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5932/gusset_5F00_bp.png"><img src="/resized-image/__size/940x0/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5932/gusset_5F00_bp.png" alt=" " /></a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>