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Quick question on horizontal forces in collector. Given: 3 bay frame, middle bay is steel brace frame, each bay is 20' long, lateral force is 10k at this frame (wind or seismic) Vs= 10k/60' = 0.166 k/ft (force through diaphragm) Vr=10k/20' = 0.5 k/ft (brace frame resisting) Difference =...