A square footing 3 m by 3 m supports a building column load that results in a foundation bearing pressure of 200 kPa. The deep sand stratum underlying the foundation has an average unit weight of 17.0 kN/m3 and is classified as medium-dense. Use the subgrade reaction method to estimate the foundation settlement.

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