Columns at Ends of Walls

For a configuration in which a brace frames into the base of a column, the forces from the brace and the forces from the column are combined and reported as one force (see Figure above).

Brace and Column Intersection

For a configuration in which a brace frames into the base of a wall end, the forces from the brace are reported alone as if a column was there to frame into (see Figure above).

Brace Framing into a Wall