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AsSalaam alaikum, If I want to design bracing in Etabs which is to be laid underground to resist loads coming from soil around through shore piles. The periphery beams are to be joined or something else I am not sure of, at middle there will be some king piles. I thought of applying soil loads on a null wall in triangular form. What I want to know is, is my approach correct? And what should be condition of the periphery beams, am I just gonna leave them as hanging beams? But real condition is not such. In that case, what can be done. Please shed some light. Thanks.

AsSalaam alaikum dear members, I am new both here and structural engineering. I'm just a fresh graduate, recently joined a consultancy co.. I want to know in details about joint spring, area spring, line spring as we see them in Etabs. When to assign them based on what understanding. It will be OK if i am given some links to somewhere, or books, if it's already discussed. Thanks.