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Abstract
Underground soft pockets, located in a footing’s failure zone, may result in foundation instability and severe super structural damage. Throughout this study, the experimental study and theoretical study are presented showing the behavior of a model strip footing on both geogrid-reinforced as well as un-reinforced sand slope above a soft pocket. Affecting factors, including the depth of a soft pocket below the strip footing, the setback distance between the crest of a sand slope and the strip footing, the relative density and the various number of reinforcement layers below the footing were all examined. The stresssettlement of the model footing supported on a medium and dense sandy slope with and without a soft pocket were obtained and compared at different studied parameters.