Abstract: ANSYS software is one of the most powerful general analysis programs in the world, which has strong computing functions and pre-and post-processing capabilities. Using ANSYS software to simulate the actual projects can provide an important reference for the design, construction and management aspects of the project. The numerical approaches are needed in resolving the beams and slabs on the elastic foundations. Different numerical models are proposed but all of them have some limitations. This paper presents several numerical methods that are commonly used in ANSYS.

Key words: ANSYS, Elastic Foundation, Modeling Method, Numerical Simulation