Behaviour of strip footing resting on sand bed reinforced with plastic bottle geocells

For long different methods have been used for enhancing bearing capacity of soil. This study aims at providing an economic and efficient method of reinforcement for sand by using waste plastic bottle geocells in sand as reinforcement. Attempts were made for observing strip footing behaviour emplaced on sand bed and in which emplacement of geocell made from waste bottles of plastic is done. Various parameters namely, geocell heights, geocell emplacement depth beneath the footing, vertical distance of second geocell from single geocell. Results indicated that enhancement was noticed by incorporation of geocells. Also, using different heights had positive effects but beyond h/B=0.1, not much effect was observed. When geocell was emplaced at u/B=0.25, a rise is seen in ultimate bearing capacity. Beyond u/B=0.25, there is downfall noticed in ultimate bearing capacity. Also, when second geocell was emplaced at v/B=0.25, a rise is seen in ultimate bearing capacity. Beyond v/B=0.25, there is downfall noticed in ultimate bearing capacity