“…Shell footing is limited to a few geometries, such as conical, pyramidal, hyper and spherical footings. The structural performance of the shell foundation with respect to membrane stresses, bending moment, shear, deflection and ultimate strength of the shell itself was investigated in a wide range as stated by Paliwal and Rai [3] , Paliwal and Sinha [4] and Melerski [5] . However, the geotechnical behavior of shell foundation to determine the soil response with respect to settlement, bearing capacity, contact pressure distribution and deformation within the soil mass has taken little attention.…”