David Place

Consultant, Mott MacDonald

David Place is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers and in a 50 year career has worked on the analysis, design and construction of long span bridges and viaducts for highway, railway and mass transit projects.  In recent years he has held technical advisor and peer review roles on major UK and international railway projects including currently the design and construction of the Curzon Street Station approach viaducts.

He has been a long-time member of the UK Steel Bridge Group, the technical forum that considers matters of high priority interest to the steel bridge construction industry in the UK and publishes wide ranging guidance for industry.

My Sessions at Bridges 2026

Wednesday 11 March 2026

11:30

HS2’s Curzon No. 2 Viaduct

11:30 - 11:50
  • Use of sophisticated digital tools to model and analyse a 150m-long high-speed rail bridge.
  • Design of the weathering steel Warren truss.
  • Complex launching methodology for the 4000t bridge.
  • Lateral frequency considerations.

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