Review on Load–Settlement Behavior of Shallow Foundation on Uncoated and Bitumen coated Geogrid Reinforced Soil Bed

Owing to the abrupt growth in the development of infrastructure activities, the availability of competent land available for construction diminishes slowly. To consummate the accelerating demand, an approach known as soil reinforcement has evolved. Previously, metallic grid reinforcements were used to strengthen geotechnical constructions; however, the synthetic reinforced soil system is now more commonly adopted as a foundation medium due to its cost-effectiveness and benefits for sustainable development. This paper explores a comparison of the bearing capacities between geogrid reinforced soil beds and unreinforced soil beds for shallow foundations. Through literature review, it investigates how different factors such as the end conditions of geogrid reinforcement, top spacing ratio, width of the geogrid, and number of geogrid layers affect bearing capacity.