Bearing capacity of the strip footing on sand, is well known by Terzaghi and anothers. Many investigators are implemented in improvement of the bearing capacity of the strip footing resting on sand by using skirts on the sides of the footing to improve the bearing capacity and to elongate the contact surface of the footing with soil. Another studies, have used a reinforcement material such as geotextile or geogrid to reinforce the sand layers. In this present experimental study, it is intended to observe the behavior of the strip footing on sand with different footing section shapes. A series of tests with different foundation section shapes, are carried out to study the effect of the section shape of the foundation on bearing capacity. The results showed that the most reliable bearing capacity is that under a rectangular strip footing section shape.