This document summarizes a study on the seismic behavior of steel rigid frames with imperfect brace members. A finite element model was developed using shell elements to model base columns and portions of brace members, in order to account for local buckling effects. Nine frame specimens were analyzed with I-section brace members having varying slenderness ratios. Nonlinear time history analyses were conducted under earthquake ground motions applied in both longitudinal and transverse directions. Results were compared between models using shell elements and beam elements to investigate the impact of local deformations. It was found that ignoring local deformations led beam element models to not accurately predict maximum responses, particularly for components with higher buckling susceptibility.