Description:The beam resting on elastic foundation is met with in foundation slabs in pavements for highways and runways and in the design of floating dry docks. In dealing with this kind of problems, two assumptions should be considered. This assumption was introduced first by Winkler in 1867. In this book you will find derived equations for several type of beams on elastic foundation with illustrative examples. At the end, computer SAP2000 software has been applied for checking the results.