In this study, attempt was made to study the bearing capacity and settlement characteristics of a strip footing for unreinforced and reinforced slopes, with a numerical approach, using PLAXIS 2D Version 9.0 (R.B.J Brinkgreve and W.Broere) software. Optimization of finite element plain strain two-dimensional model was done for embedment, edge distance, geogrid length using the software PLAXIS. It was observed that the load settlement behaviour and ultimate bearing capacity of the footing can be considerably improved by the inclusion of a reinforcing layer at the appropriate location in the...