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Grouting have been used effectively in many application of ground improvement to increase the bearing capacity and reduces the settlement, particularly in strengthening the foundation.The main purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of using cement grout to improve the bearing capacity and settlement reduction on soft clay. For this purpose, the grouting is conducted by varying water cement ratio and pressure .The index and engineering properties of both untreated and treated soil is studied. Laboratory load test is carried out on model footing of dimension 7.5cm x 7.5 cm x 1.0 cm resting on soft clay before and after the grouting process. The load versus settlement behavior of both cases was compared and the results obtained from the load-settlement analysis indicate that maximum load bearing capacity of footing on cement grouted clay increased to about 6.5 times and the settlement of footing reduced to 2.7 times when compared to that of untreated soft clay.