C Golightly CV 21st November 2017

Dr.C.R. Golightly, BSc, MSc, PhD, MICE, FGS.
Geotechnical and Engineering Geology Consultant
Rue Marc Brison 10G, 1300 Limal, Belgium
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“You Pay for a Site Investigation - Whether You do One or Not”– Cole et al, 1991.
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Curriculum Vitae - Dr. C.R. Golightly BSc. MSc. PhD CEng MICE
Family Name GOLIGHTLY
First Name(s) Christopher Robert
Nationality British
Marital Status Married, three children (Ages 27, 22 and 20)
Date of Birth 15th January 1959
Education University of Manchester U.K. B.Sc. 1980 Civil Engineering
University of Durham U.K. M.Sc. 1982 Engineering Geology
University of Bradford. U.K. PhD 1989 Soil Mechanics
Professional Chartered Civil Engineer
Memberships: Member: UK Institution of Civil Engineers (awarded March 1997).
Fellow: British Geological Society
Member: Belgian Geotechnical Association; British Geotechnical Society,
ISSMFE; European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers;
Society Underwater Technology; European Mechanics Society
Reviewer: Geotechnique (ICE); J. Geotech. Eng. (ICE); SUT Offshore Site
Investigation Group [OSIG]; Marine Structures Journal.
Languages English (Native), French (Good), Dutch (Moderate), Spanish (Basic).
Address Rue Marc Brison 10G, 1300 Limal, Belgium.
Home Tel: +32 (0)10 419525
Mobile Tel. 1: +32 (0) 478 086394
e-mail 1: chris.golightly@hotmail.com
skype address: chrisgolightly
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Twitter: @CRGolightly
Academia.edu: https://independent.academia.edu/ChristopherGolightly
SUMMARY:
After graduating in 1980 with a BSc (Hons) in Civil Engineering from Manchester University and an MSc in
1982 in Engineering Geology from Durham University, Dr. Golightly worked for some years in the UK for civil
engineering consultants Ove Arup and Partners in civil and structural engineering related geotechnical
investigation and design. This was followed by three years as a Research Assistant at Bradford University
investigating the fundamental properties of calcareous sands, in the context of offshore pile design, for which he
was awarded a PhD in 1989. Following this he completed a British Royal Society Post-Doctoral EC Science
Fellowship, in 1989 and 1990, at the French Petroleum Institute in Paris and other research institutions in France,
where he continued his work on calcareous sands. After a further two year period in civil engineering
consultancy in the UK, he joined Fugro Engineers BV in The Netherlands in early 1992 as a Senior Geotechnical

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Engineer and Team Leader. In this capacity he worked worldwide on a variety of projects offshore, nearshore
and on land, predominantly on projects outside Europe.
In July 1997 he joined BP in the UK, part of the Shared Petrotechnical Resource “New Developments” team
based in West London. Most of this period involved project-managing a major study into the risk to offshore
facilities from major “geohazards” (mud volcanoes, faulting, slope instability) in the South Caspian, and
organising/supervising offshore geotechnical investigations for pipeline and platform locations on behalf of the
11 company AIOC consortium). He joined SAGE SA/NV in Brussels in September 1999, who merged with
RACAL Survey in December 2000, becoming Thales Geosolutions. In February 2003 he joined Shell Global
Solutions in The Hague as Senior Geotechnical and Seismic Engineer, responsible for downstream geotechnical
and seismic design on a variety of LNG, GTL and other projects.
In October 2005 he started working as an independent consultant based near Brussels, for a variety of clients in
the oil and gas and renewables sectors, on both offshore and onshore projects. Consultancy work continues to
consist of a mix of offshore wind and tidal energy plus oil and gas foundation engineering. Clients include
offshore contractors, developers, consultants, certification agencies, insurance underwriters and government
funded/private research organisations.
Development research is ongoing on a hybrid offshore foundation concept (Seabed Anchored Foundation
template [SAFT] targeted at offshore wind and floating tidal projects and an innovative wind-wave Vertical Axis
floating convertor (see References). The SAFT concept includes an underwater tension anchor installation and
mooring system.
Since the Summer of 2010, Dr. Golightly has worked extensively in offshore renewables, completing Technical
Due Diligence exercises including foundation design installation and construction reviews, scour assessment and
cable route studies for a range of German, UK and French projects and a number of US Dept. of Energy Demo.
Sites and potential commercial projects. In 2011 he worked for EDPR, managing desk studies and feasibility
engineering. Research into Gravity Base Structures [GBS] in 2013 included visiting and reporting on technically
and economically viable European consortia concepts. In 2014 he carried out a market research study on
offshore wind, tidal and wave energy seabed anchoring for a UK specialist contractor. In 2015 he commenced
occasional consultancy work with a US based specialist geotechnical contractor.
Dr. Golightly has acted as an Expert Witness on a number of offshore claim/dispute arbitrations and has been
involved in H2020 proposal reviews for the European Commission, for which he is registered as a fully
independent reviewer and reporter.
“Ignore The Geology at Your Peril” – Prof. John Burland, Imperial College.
OFFSHORE EXPERIENCE:
Offshore geotechnical investigation SoW and specification definition, integrated geophysical/geotechnical site
investigation interpretation, seismic design of offshore structures, offshore geological hazards, wind and tidal
turbine fixed structure foundation design, suction caisson design and installation, jack-up rig stability,
penetration, installation and removal, drag and suction anchor design and installation for floating structures,
concrete gravity base structure foundations, offshore dredging, pipeline excavation and decommissioning
foundation removal issues, pipeline/cable installation and route selection and surveys; driven and drilled and
grouted pile design; the fundamental micro/macro structures of deepwater clays; properties of calcareous soils
and rocks; “unusual” offshore/deepwater soils.
ONSHORE/NEARSHORE EXPERIENCE:
Site selection and foundation design for LNG/Gas To Liquids/terminal facilities; GIS based pipeline route terrain
assessment, container port wharf foundations, jetty mooring and berthing dolphin pile design; seismic and
geohazard risk evaluation; seismic design of onshore oil and gas structures; residual tropical soils; slope stability

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and soil nailing; ground improvement; in-situ CPT and pressuremeter testing; advanced geotechnical laboratory
testing; geotechnical earthquake analysis; dredging; seismic liquefaction.
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
Oct. 05 – Present : Independent Geotechnical and Engineering Geology Consultant
: Brussels, Belgium.
Consultancy services have been provided to a variety of Clients as follows:
Offshore Geotechnical
Description Client
Advice on piling in calcareous sands and weak rocks for offshore platforms in Arabian Gulf. Maersk
Liquefaction assessment, pile and foundation design for LNG Project in Persian Gulf. South Pars LNG
Site Investigation SoW and prequalification assessment for land/nearshore SI for LNG
expansion project in Nigeria.
Shell
Review of SI proposal for nearshore LNG development in Nigeria. OKLNG
Advice on SI and engineering for several North Sea offshore platforms. Various
Consultancy to Venezuelan Geotechnical Consultant for 4 gas field developments and associated
pipeline route surveys offshore Venezuela.
Geohidra/PDVSA
Geotechnical SoW definition, specification and review of pile design and drivability for 4
shallow water platforms and FPSO in stiff clays/weak mudstones offshore Gabon.
RPS/ODE
Advice on several JU Rig sitings and punch through potential in southern North Sea and semi-
submersible anchoring solutions
Endeavour Energy/
Fairfield
Review of FPSO anchor and GBS design, offshore Philippines. RPS Energy
Review of FEED level geotechnical design, drafting of site investigation SoW and specification
for offshore MOPU JU Rig and associated subsea facilities and pipelines, Canada.
ENCANA
Technical advice on pipeline trenching and backfilling, Norwegian Sector, North Sea. Petrofac Resources
Geotechnical Consultant for development of acoustic survey equipment and recommendations
on market sectors and technical reporting..
PanGeo Subsea Inc.
Geotechnical consultancy on drag embedment anchoring, Olowi Field Gabon RPS Energy
Geotechnical consultancy, SoW definition and tender assessment for site surveys, East Orinvare
FPSO and platform offshore development, Gabon (ODE).
ODE/Bowleven
Independent review of suction anchor and foundation design and installation methodology for
Skarv/Idrun Development Offshore Norway.
JP Kenny/BP
Select and Define phase foundation design for multiple subsea manifolds skirted gravity bases,
suction caisson foundations, wells and pipelines for Caspian Shah Deniz 2 development.
Supervision and review of external consultants seismic design.
JP Kenny/BP
Technical Due Diligence for self installing suction caisson platform design in sands, Dutch
sector North Sea.
Lloyds Register
Geohazard studies and geophysical and geotechnical site survey design advice for exploration
and appraisal well sites, Cameroon.
Bowleven
Geotechnical consultancy on drag embedment anchoring, South China Sea. Confidential
Assistance in developing and specifying regional geohazard studies and geotechnical surveys for TOTAL

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South Caspian Absheron Project.
Design review of removal loads for decommissioning of 2 UK North Sea offshore skirted
concrete gravity bases in stiff to hard glacial clays.
ODE
Onshore Geotechnical
Description Client
Advice on LNG Plant Siting in South America. PDVSA
Review of Site Investigation Contracts and SoW for 2 LNG Plants in West Africa. Shell
Geotechnical and Seismic Design of major onshore oilfield development in Iran (Azadegan
Development).
SAIPEM SA
Technical advice on LNG terminal sites and pipeline routing, USA, Algeria and Italy. JP Kenny
Pipeline route audit field inspection and independent advice to World Bank/ Georgian Govt. on
construction, reinstatement and landslide issues relating to BTC pipeline, Georgia.
JP Kenny/Georgian
Govt
Terrain evaluation, route selection and geotechnical investigation SoW definition and design for
LPG terminal and 230 km onshore pipeline in Tunisia.
ODE/BG
Pre-FEED routing studies and SoW definition for GALSI Project, Algeria/Sardinia/Italy. JP Kenny
GIS based route selection, geotechnical advice and seismic/geohazard FEED level study for 620
km long pipeline in NW India.
JP Kenny/CAIRN
Development and drafting of internal Design and Engineering Practice [DEP] document for
onshore pipeline geohazard and seismic design.
Shell
Advice on crude oil pipeline routing over mountainous and swampy terrain, Peru. BGC Engineering
Advice on gas pipeline routes for Shtokman LNG Project, Northern Russia. JP Kenny
Geohazards Study for 850 km of road developments in South Kyrgyzstan. World Bank
Geotechnical/Geological Study of Pipeline Landfall sites in Greece JP Kenny
Geotechnical/engineering geological advice on In Salah 3 Pipeline Routing Algeria. Sofregaz
Post FEED Geohazard advice on Papua New Guinea LNG Pipeline route & associated facilities. JP Kenny/ExxonMobil
Geological Desk Study and Field Reconnaissance, early oil pipeline route and terminal site, Lake
Albert, Uganda.
Tullow Oil/Heritage Oil
Pipeline geohazard route assessment/escarpment crossing for In Salah gas pipeline, Algeria Arup
Geotechnical and seismic design review of driven steel replacement rock socketed piles and full
scale pile load testing for new container terminal wharf, Port of Aliaga, Izmir, Turkey.
CGR & ATM
Terminals [Maersk]
Expert Witness for drag anchor design and installation dispute/claim offshore Vietnam Confidential
Geotechnical and seismic design review of precast concrete rock socket piled wharf in extreme
seismic zone, Puerto Cortes, Honduras. Ground improvement of hydraulic sand fill for
earthquake mitigation, pile design parameters, liquefaction assessment.
CGR & ATM
Terminals [Maersk]
Offshore Renewables
Description Client
Third party review of driven monopile noise and mitigation methods as part of EIA for 3 UK RPS/CORE

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Thames Estuary windfarm projects.
Advice on Geotechnical Investigation for windfarm founded on chalk offshore Dieppe. Cathie Assocs.
Desk study and geotechnical review of foundation design and site investigations for German
windfarm site.
Cathie Assocs.
Due diligence technical review of offshore windfarm developments in Irish Sea. METOC plc
Geological and Geotechnical Desk Study for Hastings Round 3 Zone 6 Site PMSS
Lenders technical due diligence review of Three Round 3 Sites Offshore UK. Various
Scour and met mast pile design assessment – Triton Knoll/Atlantic Array Wind Farms UK METOC plc
Technical due diligence review for FD – Teeside Offshore Wind Park UK ODE
Lenders due diligence review of Borkum West II, MEG-1, Meerwind, Butendiek and GlobalTech
1 Windfarm Developments Offshore Germany.
Sgurr Energy
Desk Study and Advice for HDD Shore Crossing – North Devon, Atlantic Array. RWE UK
Scour design and mitigation advice – Atlantic Array UK RWE UK
Scour design and mitigation advice – Meerwind Germany Sgurr Energy
Independent advisor on site selection/foundation design for French Offshore wind bids EDP Renovaveis.
Geotechnical consultant to consortium for tension mooring and soil/rock anchor design for
offshore tidal and wind floating devices.
Confidential
Review of geotechnical survey data for 12 offshore windfarm cable routes, German Bight. EMU/Osiris Projects.
Technical Due Diligence for two UK Round 2 windfarms. Monopile design, scour and sand
wave migration. Grouted connections.
Natural Power.
Advice on economic and technical feasibility of various offshore wind demonstrator sites around
the UK.
NAREC Capital
Geotechnical advice on desk studies, survey specifications and scope of work and foundation
concept design for US DoE demonstrator project in Gulf of Mexico.
ODE/Texas A & M
Univ.
Market research study on economic and technical feasibility of offshore subsea ROV drilling
techniques for anchor pile installation.
SMD
Technical/Financial Due Diligence for major UK windfarm for banks/potential investors.
Monopile design, J-tubes, scour and sand wave migration. Grouted connections.
Natural Power
Input to study on experience of Orkney in supporting wave and tidal stream activity, and the
applicability of that experience elsewhere in the North Sea Region.
Highlands & Islands
Enterprise
Technical/Financial Due Diligence for major Scottish windfarm for potential investor.
Preliminary piled steel tripod , GBS design review, two stage drilled & grouted insert pile design,
cable route assessment and CAPEX determination.
Natural Power
Horizon 2020 Offshore Wind research proposal assessment as Rapporteur. European Commission
Technical/Financial Due Diligence for three French windfarms for potential investor. Preliminary
piled steel jackets, monopiles and GBS design reviews, cable route assessments including field
trials and CAPEX determination.
Confidential
Interconnector cable route technical review for HVDC lake crossing in North America. Intertek
Market research study on economic and technical feasibility of offshore subsea ROV drilling
techniques for geotechnical site investigations for offshore wind projects.
Benthic
Technical Due Diligence for US offshore windfarm for potential investor. Review of piled steel
jacket substructure and piled foundation designs.
Natural Power

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Expert Witness for suction caisson design and installation dispute/claim: S. North Sea. Confidential
Specification and Scope of Work definition and geotechnical advice for Gravity Base Structure
on English Channel sandbanks.
Confidential
Feb. 03 – Oct. 05 : Shell Global Solutions International (SGSI) BV, The Hague, The
Netherlands.
: Senior Geotechnical Engineer, Civil Storage and Marine Group
Senior Geotechnical Engineer in the Civil, Storage and Marine Group (35 in The Hague, Houston and Kuala
Lumpur) within the Analytical Services Division of SGSI, serving predominantly Shell business units and
groups worldwide on downstream and nearshore projects. Responsible for:
 Geotechnical and seismic input to Shell Basic Design and Basis of Design documents.
 Management and review of external consultants reports.
 Review of FEED/Construction Phase contractors geotechnical and seismic design work and specifications.
 Advice to different Shell companies worldwide on geotechnical and seismic issues.
Major Work included:
 Joint desk study reports with PDVSA (Venezuela) for 4 major gas fields offshore, onshore LNG plant
location and onshore and offshore pipelines in major seismic area.
 Seismic and geotechnical studies for LNG and GTL sites in Iran.
 Seismic and geotechnical studies for proposed LNG site on Aleutian peninsula in Alaska.
 Advice on piling and LNG tank foundations for LNG plant and nearshore piles and tension rock anchors in
Eastern Mexico.
 Advice on seismic design and offshore breakwater design for LNG plant in Western Mexico.
 Review of Contractor’s pile design for LNG site in Nigeria.
 Geotechnical investigation and management of preliminary design for offshore LNG GBS in Gulf of
Mexico.
 Foundation and piling design advice for projects in Brunei.
 Management of specialist consultants and drafting of internal seismic design guideline document.
Sept. 99 – Feb. 03 : Thales Geosolutions SA/NV, Brussels, Belgium.
: Senior Geotechnical Engineer
Reporting to Managing Director. Managing TG Brussels office (15 staff) in conjunction with MD.
Offshore Projects:
 Various consultancy projects on offshore geotechnics
 Tendering support to TG group offices worldwide;
 Group leader of team involved in design of subsea structures,
 Pipeline and subsea structure installation advice.
Major Land Based Projects:
Escravos Gas to Liquids Project, Chevron Nigeria. Site investigation supervision, geotechnical engineering
design and reporting for major 2000 $US Mill. Plant in mangrove soft clays involving significant and unique
ground improvement (PVD’s dewatering, sand filling) and piled raft foundations.

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Suurikuusikko, Lapland, Finland. Project management of cyanide tailings dam basic engineering design,
geotechnical and topographic surveys and project costing for private Swedish/Canadian mining company
SAMIR Refinery Upgrade Project. Project Manager for geotechnical, environmental investigations and
topographical and aerial surveys for refinery expansion project near Casablanca, Morocco.
Consultant to JP Kenny UK on a number of geotechnical/engineering geological related pipeline routing
matters/disputes/reviews.
June 97 - July 99 : BP International Ltd., Research and Engineering Centre, Sunbury-on-
Thames, UK.
: Geotechnical Engineer, Shared Petrotechnical Resource, New
Developments Team.
Geotechnical Engineer, seconded to the Azerbaijan International Operating Company (AIOC) London office as
Project Manager for the AIOC Caspian Sea PSA Area “Facilities Geohazard Study”. This involved the
management of a team of 5 external consultants (Fugro Engineers BV, Fugro-Geoteam, Norwegian Geotechnical
Institute, Geomatrix Inc. and Prof. B. Voight Penn.State Univ.) over a 15 month period. In addition advice was
provided to AIOC/Brown & Root “Next Phase” facilities design teams on foundation, pipeline, geotechnical and
geohazard matters. Design, supervision and AIOC field representative for $ US 3.5 M geotechnical
investigations for “Next Phase” facilities and pipelines during the summer of 1998. Assistance to AIOC on all
other geotechnical matters.
Feb. 92 – May 97 : Fugro-(McClelland) Engineers B.V., Leidschendam, The Netherlands.
: Senior Engineer, Central Engineering Department.
Senior Engineer reporting to the Technical Director. Team leader, managing a group of 6 to 8 geotechnical
engineers/engineering geologists. Experience in offshore and onshore geotechnical investigations, engineering
foundation analyses, interpretative and engineering reporting and project management.
Geotechnical Engineering Reporting and Analyses for:
 Offshore piled platforms capacity, North Sea, Adriatic, Arabian Sea, Mediterranean, West Africa.
 Jack-up rig foundation stability, North Sea, Arabian Sea, Mediterranean, West Africa.
 Offshore Pipeline routes, North Sea, Arabian Sea, Australia.
 Offshore SBM Locations, Thailand, India.
 Immersed Tunnel route, Messina Straits, Sicily.
 Major Tunnel Landfall and Pipeline Route for STATOIL, Northern Germany.
 Drivability studies for piled platforms in North Sea and others.
 Drilled/grouted pile installation and capacity in weak gypsum, offshore Middle East.
 Seismic Risk Assessments, Gulf of Suez, Red Sea, North Africa, Greece, Croatia, Indonesia.
 Major Liquefaction Studies, Greece, Lebanon, Bangladesh, Georgia.
 Large Refinery/Process Plant projects in Thailand, Singapore, Egypt, Nigeria, Azerbaijan and Georgia.
 LNG Plants in Libya and Oman.
 Major 4.8 km Bridge Project in Bangladesh.
Project Engineer with Technical and Budget Management for Reporting of Geotechnical
Investigations and Engineering Analyses and Reporting, Including:
Offshore/Nearshore:

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 CPT testing , laboratory testing, drilling land and shallow water borings, seismic reflection survey,
magnetometer survey, pressuremeter testing, in-situ vanes, contamination testing and engineering advice
for 4m diameter soft ground tunnel and dredged pipeline landfall in Northern Germany.
 Platform locations in Adriatic Sea, Far East and West Africa (various).
 Platform locations in Dutch and Danish sectors of the North Sea (various).
 Nearshore pipeline projects in Danish and German sectors of the North Sea (various).
Onshore:
 Geotechnical investigation and full interpretative and engineering reporting for tank foundations, piling and
ground improvement for a Gas Processing Plant in Egypt on soft Nile delta deposits.
 Foundation engineering analyses, CPT testing, laboratory testing and borehole investigation for a large
coastal refinery on reclaimed land in Thailand.
 CPT testing and reporting for an alumina processing plant on residual soils in West Africa.
 Site Manager and Assistant Project Engineer for the geotechnical investigation of a 4.8 km bridge site on
deep Holocene micaceous sands in Bangladesh. This involved deep boreholes, CPTs, seismic CPTs, cone
pressuremeter testing, pile load tests and full engineering reporting on pile capacities and drivability,
liquefaction and seismicity.
 Site Manager and Project Engineer for a geotechnical and environmental investigation of an oil terminal and
pipeline route on Caspian Sea coast in Azerbaijan. This involved boreholes, pump tests, CPTs, seismic
CPTs, contamination sampling, an aggregate source study and full engineering reporting on tank and
shallow foundation design and earthworks.
 Site Manager and Project Engineer for geotechnical and environmental investigation of an oil terminal on
the Black Sea coast in Georgia involving boreholes, pump tests. CPTs, seismic CPTs, contamination
sampling and full engineering reporting on tank and shallow foundation design liquefaction and earthworks.
1991 - 1992 : Sir Alexander Gibb and Partners, Consulting Engineers, Durham, U.K.
: Senior Geotechnical Engineer. Northern England Office.
Project and Site engineer for various small onshore geotechnical investigations in the North and East of England.
Additional activities involved the drafting of technical proposals, fee submissions and regional marketing.
1990 - 1991 : Allott and Lomax, Consulting Engineers, Manchester & Birmingham U.K.
: Senior Geotechnical Engineer. Midlands Office.
Project and Site Engineer for several small to medium sized geo-environmental and geotechnical investigations,
grouting works and construction works in the Midlands. Responsibilities included construction and site
supervision, preparation of contract documents and reporting. Geotechnical support and advice was provided to
the water and structural engineering groups. Further activities included interpretative reporting, foundation
design, desk studies and slope stability analyses.
1990 : Ove Arup and Partners, Consulting Engineers, London. U.K.
: Geotechnical Project Engineer.
Site engineer for the Peterborough Southern Township Project. Four month supervision and reporting of site
investigation of silt/sand filled clay pit PFA lagoons, Investigation techniques included variable rate piezocones,
dilatometer tests, boreholes, vane testing, piston and Delft continuous sampling, detailed piston sample logging,
cyclic triaxial tests and model foundation loading. Soft soil bearing capacity and liquefaction potential analyses
were performed. An additional investigation was carried out for landfill sites including gas monitoring and
chemical contamination testing.

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1989 - 1990 : Institut Francais du Petrole, Paris, France
: Research Fellow, Exploitation en Mar Department.
A 15 month Post-Doctoral Fellowship, funded by the British Royal Society European Science Exchange
Programme.
 Theoretical studies of cavity expansion in calcareous sands.
 Calibration chamber testing of model piles and pressuremeter in calcareous sands.
 Centrifuge modelling of shallow foundations on calcareous sands.
 Technical Advisor to IFP on English versions of “Anchoring of Floating Structures” and “Foundations for
Offshore Structures”.
 Research work at LCPC Centrifuge, Nantes and IMG Grenoble
 Attendance at French offshore research meetings.
1985 - 1989 : University of Bradford, West Yorkshire, U.K.
: Research Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering.
Research assistant on a three year project “Engineering Properties of Carbonate Sands” sponsored by SERC, BP
and Fugro-McClelland B.V. Involved theoretical analyses and an extensive laboratory testing programme of
several carbonate sands and an artificial weak calcarenite. Research into the fundamental engineering properties
of materials based upon laboratory testing. Research was performed in liaison with offshore geotechnical
companies. PhD awarded April 1989. A brief summary of the work carried out is as follows:
 Extensive research literature survey on calcareous materials and liaison with sponsors and other researchers.
 Extensive laboratory testing of 4 different calcareous sands and a “standard” silica sand.
 Design and execution of an extensive laboratory testing programme including CIU, CID, stress path Ko and
constant volume shear testing using GDS computer triaxial system.
 Numerical analyses of pile skin friction and end-bearing, including cavity expansion predictions.
1982 - 1985 : Ove Arup and Partners, Consulting Engineers, Cardiff, U.K.
: Geotechnical Engineer.
Graduate trainee geotechnical engineer. Working under supervision with senior engineers on the design and
reporting of ground investigations for roads, structures and civil engineering projects. Duties included contract
preparation, technical reporting, foundation design and site and construction supervision and inspections.
Major project involvement:
 Assistant Resident Engineer for 6 months on a major road project site investigation in the South Wales
Coalfield in an area of abandoned mineworkings. Design work included bridge foundations, rock cuttings
and embankments stability and settlement.
 Research Engineer for 15 month long Department of Environment research project on abandoned mine
collapse in South Wales. Research included map and archive searches, aerial photograph studies, field
mapping, data base construction and thematic risk mapping.
 Geotechnical Engineer for site Investigation and reporting for shopping centre developments and other
minor building projects.
1981 - 1982 : University of Durham, U.K. Department of Geological Sciences.
: Research Student.
M.Sc. Engineering Geology. The course consisted of 6 months of lectures, practicals and field work followed by
a 2 week engineering geological mapping field trip and 6 months thesis research.

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M.Sc. Thesis title: “The Influence of Soft Ground Tunnelling upon Buried Pipelines”
Research involved a comparative study using elastic and 2D Finite Element models to predict the strains and
bending moments induced in buried pipelines by soft ground shield tunnelling.
1980 : British Gas Corporation U.K.
: Graduate Civil Engineer Trainee.
Civil Engineering Section. Design, site supervision and setting out for small structures and gas pipeline projects
in UK.
1979 : Global Protect Ltd, London U.K.
: Student Engineer
Offshore X-ray and visual inspection, maintenance and repair of sections of North Sea Gas Platforms.
PUBLICATIONS
1. Golightly, C.R.,. Stratham, I.S. and Treharne, G. (1986). “Thematic Mapping in the South Wales Coalfield”.
Conference of the Engineering Group of the Geological Society, Plymouth 1986, Engineering Geology Special
Publication No. 4.
2. Golightly, C.R. and Hyde, A.F.L. (1988) “Some Fundamental Properties of Carbonate Sands”, 1st International
Conference on Calcareous Sediments, Perth, Australia, March 1988.
3. Murata, H, Hyde, A.F.L. Hyodo, M., Yasufuku, N. and Golightly, C.R. (1990) “Evaluation of Stress-Strain Behaviour
of Carbonate Sand using a Simplified Isotropic Hardening Model”, NUMETA 90-Numerical Methods in Engineering:
Theory and Applications, Swansea, January 1990.
4. Golightly, C.R. (1990), “Calibration Chamber Testing of Calcareous Sands”, 2nd Conference on Calibration Chamber
Testing, Institut de Mecanique, Grenoble, March 1990.
5. Golightly, C.R. and Nauroy, J.F. (1990), “The End-bearing Capacity of Deep Piles in Calcareous Sands”, 22nd
Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, May 1990.
6. Golightly, C.R and Nauroy, J.F. (1991) “Bearing Capacity of a Shallow Foundation on Calcareous Sand”, Centrifuge
91, Boulder, Colorado, June 1991.
7. Yasufuku, N., Murata, H., Hyde, A.F.L., and Golightly, C.R. (1991) “Stress-strain Behaviour of Carbonate Sand”,
Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Bangkok, Thailand, December 199l.
8. Hyde, A.F.L., Yasufuku, N., Golightly, C.R, and Nishikawa, N. (1992), “Bearing Capacity of Carbonate Sediments”,
International Conference on Tropical Soils, Johorara, Malaysia, March 1992.
9. Parker, E., Golightly, C.R. and Lovenitti, L., (1994), “Offshore Soil Investigation, Straits of Messina - Solution to
Unique Problems”, Proc. 3rd Symposium on Strait Crossings, Alesund, Norway, June 1994.
10. Golightly, C.R., Peuchen, L.J,. Hartevelt, J.J.A. and Haland,. G. (1995) “Tunnel Route Investigation for Europipe
Landfall”, 11th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Copenhagen Denmark, May
1995.
11. Golightly, C.R., Thoenes, P and Hartevelt, J.J.A. (1995) “Site Assessment for an LNG Plant in a Faulted and
Seismically Active Karstic Limestone Area”, 5th SECED Conference, Chester, U.K. October 1995.
12. Golightly, C.R., de Ruijter, M.R. and Lejeune, J.W.C. (1996), “Measurement of Mica Content of Sands by Flotation”,
Technical Note Submitted to Geotechnique, September 1996.
13. Sweeney, M., Golightly, C.R. and Newberry, R. (2001) “Georgia Terminal Geotechnical Design”, Land Pipelines
2001, London UK.
14. Blandin, J., Person, R., Strout, J.M., Briole, P., Etiope, G., Masson, M., Golightly, C.R., Lykousis, V., Ferentinos, G.,
(2002), ”ASSEM : Array of Sensors for Long Term Seabed Monitoring of Geohazards”, Proc. Underwater Technology
Conference, Tokyo, 16th 19th April 2002, p. 111.
15. Blandin, J., Person, R., Strout, J.M., Briole, P., Etiope, G., Masson, M. , Golightly, C.R., Lykousis, V. and Ferentinos,
G. (2002), “ASSEM: Array of Sensors forLongTerm Seabed Monitoring of Geohazards”, Proceedings of Operational
Oceanography, European Commission (Eurogoos), Athens.

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16. Blandin, J., Person, R., Strout, J.M., Briole, P., Ballue, V. Etiope, G., Masson, M. , Golightly, C.R., Lykousis, V. and
Ferentinos, G. (2002), “ASSEM:A New Concept of Observatories for Long Term Seabed Monitoring”, Proc. ISOPE,
Vol. 2, Session 78, May 2004, Toulon, France.
www.researchgate.net/publication/223763385_ASSEM_Array_of_Sensors_for_long_term_SEabed_Monitoring_of_ge
ohazards
17. Blandin J, R. Person, J.M. Strout, P. Briole, G. Etiope, M. Masson, C.R. Golightly, V; Lykousis, G. Ferentinos (2003),
“ASSEM: a New Concept of Observatory Applied to Long Term Seabed Monitoring of Geohazards”, in Proceedings of
OCEAN 2003, San Diego, 115.
18. Shepherd B, Weir C, Golightly C, Holt T and Gricks N., (2006), “Underwater Noise Impact Assessment on Marine
Mammals and Fish During Pile Driving of Proposed Round 2 Offshore Wind Farms in the Thames Estuary”, RPS
Report No. EOR0524 Prepared for CORE Ltd.
19. Golightly, C.R. (2013), “Efficient Anchored Template Foundations for Offshore Wind Turbines [OWT]”. Proc. EWEA
2013, Ref. Paper No. 377, p.1.
http://proceedings.ewea.org/offshore2013/preliminary_programme/printword.php?id=377
20. Golightly, C.R. (2014), “Foundation Capabilities and Limitations”, Offshore Wind Turbine Optimisation Seminar, 3rd
- 4th February 2014 Dexter House, London.
https://www.academia.edu/6431764/Offshore_Wind_Foundations_-_Capabilities_and_Limitations
21. Golightly, C.R. (2014), “Tilting of Monopiles; Long, Heavy and Stiff; Pushed Beyond Their Limits”, Ground
Engineering; 2014, Vol. 47, No. 1, pp 20 - 23.
http://www.nce.co.uk/Journals/2014/06/03/z/h/d/GE-January-2014-Tilting-of-monopiles-Golightly.pdf
22. Hill, A.W., Hampson, K.M., Hill, A., Golightly, C.R., Wood, G.A., Sweeney, M. and Smith, M.M. (2015), “ACG
Field Geohazards Management: Unwinding the Past, Securing the Future”, Offshore Technology Conference,
Houston, Texas. Paper No. OTC-25870-MS, p.18.
https://www.onepetro.org/conference-paper/OTC-25870-MS
23. Golightly, C.R. (2015), “Smarter Foundation and Floating Concepts on North American Coastal Hard Seabeds:
European Lessons”, American Wind Energy Association, AWEA Offshore 2015, Baltimore, September 29-30 2015.
https://www.academia.edu/15458425/Smarter_Foundation_and_Floating_Concepts_on_North_American_Coastal_Har
d_Seabeds_European_Lessons
24. Golightly, C.R. (2016), “BLACKBIRD: Storage Base Single Anchored Uniaxial Hybrid Vertical Axis Wind Turbine
[VAWT] and Wave Energy Convertor [WEC] on Tension Leg Buoy”, American Wind Energy Association, AWEA
Offshore 2016, Rhode Island, October 25-26 2016.
https://www.academia.edu/28996606/BLACKBIRD_Storage_Base_Single_Anchored_Uniaxial_Hybrid_Vertical_Axis
_Wind_Turbi_VAWT_and_Wave_Energy_Convertor_WEC_on_Tension_Leg_Buoy_AWEA_Offshore_Rhode_Island
_2016
25. M. G. Winter, V. Troughton, R. Bayliss, C. Golightly, L. Spasic-Gril, P. R. N. Hobbs and K. D. Privett (2017),
“Engineering Geology and Geomorphology of Glaciated and Periglaciated Terrains – Engineering Group Working
Party Report: Chapter 8 Design and construction considerations. Geological Society, London, Engineering Geology
Special Publications, 28, 831-890, 2017, https://doi.org/10.1144/EGSP28.8

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