 An experimental study was conducted to compare the affected different forms of reinforcement, such as mat and fibre, on the load intensity response of reinforced sand using coir reinforcement. The results showed that coir mat is more beneficial in terms of load carrying capacity when located within the failure zone intercepting the shear zone below the loaded footing, while coir fibre shows maximum increase in bearing capacity at an optimum UP ratio of 1.0. This article was authored by Ashridha and M.T. Prottap Kumar.