https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/225915/frame-story-shear-to-check-beam-axial-forceThis is a two separate question post regarding Braced Frame Beam Axial Forces. PART 1: Looking to get some clarification on the correct axial load to be checking Braced Frame beams for with single diagonal braces. Per this Wiki article and some answersen-USTelligent Community 12https://communities.bentley.com/thread/697188?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 17 Feb 2022 12:58:32 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:f87b96d5-e857-4228-b6dc-4960a07d8fabMichael Duffield<p>Thank you again very much, <a href="/members/74c179f0_2d00_3743_2d00_43f7_2d00_9188_2d00_f87b8f5cf14a">Seth Guthrie</a>. Your insight and help is always appreciated!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://communities.bentley.com/thread/696997?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 16 Feb 2022 16:55:39 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:42a467f5-a4f7-4b80-8963-940dc7bd7577Seth Guthrie<p>If the net horizontal force of a chevron brace pair is 250 kips, then I would expect 125 k compression in half the beam, 125 k of tension in the other half, which is what you see.&nbsp;</p> <p>In the design report we list the values P and M terms for the single case (load combination and location) that produces the highest interaction ratio. It may not be the greatest Pu due to the changing moments, Cb value, Lb value, etc.&nbsp;</p> <p>Note, in your sketch you show the entire story force as an external load at one end, but it&#39;s actually being delivered to the system at all the connected nodes.&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>