<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>GeoEQ — geotechnical engineering notes</title><description>Practical, referenced writing on site investigation, soil classification, laboratory testing and foundation design.</description><link>https://geoeq.dev/</link><language>en</language><item><title>SPT N-value corrections: N60 and N1(60) explained</title><link>https://geoeq.dev/blog/spt-n-value-corrections/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://geoeq.dev/blog/spt-n-value-corrections/</guid><description>What each SPT correction factor does, when it applies, and a worked example taking a field blow count of 18 through energy, borehole, rod, sampler and overburden corrections to N1(60).</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Field practice</category><category>SPT</category><category>N-value</category><category>ASTM D1586</category><category>site investigation</category><category>liquefaction</category></item><item><title>Reading the plasticity chart: how USCS symbols are decided</title><link>https://geoeq.dev/blog/reading-the-plasticity-chart/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://geoeq.dev/blog/reading-the-plasticity-chart/</guid><description>How Atterberg limits become a USCS group symbol — the A-line, the U-line, the CL-ML band, and the checks that catch a misclassified sample before it reaches the borehole log.</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Laboratory</category><category>USCS</category><category>Atterberg limits</category><category>ASTM D2487</category><category>soil classification</category><category>plasticity chart</category></item></channel></rss>