Sand　typically　exhibits　anisotropic　internal　structure　(or　fabric),　and　the　fabric　anisotropy　has　a　dramatic　influence　on　the　mechanical　behavior　of　sand.　Meanwhile,　the　fabric　evolves　when　sand　is　subjected　to　external　loading.　This　eventually　makes　the　response　of　strip　footings　on　sand　dependent　on　fabric　anisotropy　and　fabric　evolution.　A　numerical　investigation　on　this　effect　is　presented　using　a　critical　state　sand　model　accounting　for　fabric　evolution.　The　model　parameters　are　determined　based　on　plane　strain　and　triaxial　compression　test　data,　and　the　model　performance　is　validated　by　centrifuge　tests　for　strip　footings　on　dry　Toyoura　sand.　The　bearing　capacity　of　strip　footings　is　found　to　be　dependent　on　the　bedding　plane　orientation　of　dense　sand.　However,　this　effect　vanishes　as　the　sand　density　decreases,　though　the　slope　of　the　force-displacement　curve　is　still　lower　for　vertical　bedding.　Progressive　failure　is　observed　for　all　the　simulations.　General　shear　failure　mode　occurs　in　dense　and　medium　dense　sand,　and　the　punching　shear　mode　is　the　main　failure　mechanism　for　loose　sand.　In　general　shear　failure,　unsymmetrical　slip　lines　develop　for　sand　with　an　inclined　bedding　plane　due　to　the　noncoaxial　sand　behavior　caused　by　fabric　anisotropy.　For　strip　footing　on　sand　with　horizontal　bedding,　the　bearing　capacity　and　failure　mechanism　are　primarily　affected　by　the　sand　density.　The　bearing　capacity　of　a　strip　footing　is　higher　when　the　sand　fabric　is　more　isotropic　for　the　same　soil　density.　An　isotropic　model　can　give　significant　overestimation　on　the　bearing　capacity　of　strip　footings.