By means of the measuring the natural frequencies of a beam on a elastic foundation together with the transfer matrix method and the computer algebraic language ， the paper deduces the high - order equation ， which contains unknown quantity of the stiffiness of supports . this method ， the validity of which has feen verified by experiments ， can be applied to identifying the foundation coefficient 本文通过实测弹性地基梁的固有频率，以传递矩阵法为基础，利用计算机代数语言，导出以支承刚度为未知数的高次方程，从而识别出地基系数，并通过实验验证该方法的正确性。
