Infrastructure BIM Project Experience — Bridges, Tunnels and Maritime Structures | Edla Ucker, Udraft

PROJECT TRACK RECORD

Twenty years.
Three countries.
The work.

All projects delivered during my career at GHD, FSC Range, Brogue and MSC Consulting before founding Udraft in 2025.


Descriptions reflect my personal contribution and role on each project. Every model listed had my name on it.

Image credit: Transport for NSW

01

M12 Motorway — Bridge 06

Lead Modeller · GHD · NSW · 2020–21

Twin bridges carrying the M12 Motorway over South Creek. I led the 3D model and structural BIM documentation from 50% design through to 100% construction submission. Structural discipline lead for the full miscellaneous structures scope across the corridor – over 20 individual structures coordinated from a single federated model.

PROJECT TYPE

Road Bridge

client

Transport for NSW

software

Revit · Navisworks · Dynamo · Civil3D · AutoCAD

standard

AS 5100:2017 · TfNSW DE Framework · ISO 19650

Image credit: North East Link Program, Big Build Victoria

02

North East Link — Bulleen Park & Ride

Structural Discipline Lead · GHD · VIC · 2020–21

Structural discipline lead for the full Bulleen Park & Ride — Melbourne’s first dedicated busway. I modelled and detailed all outdoor structures solo: barriers, noise walls and shared user path elements along a curved sloping alignment, while reviewing and guiding the structural work on the parking building and surrounding structures.
The problem: standard precast elements on a curved sloping alignment with no clean Revit solution. I used the conceptual massing environment and Dynamo script to extract coordinates and drive the schedule directly from the model.

PROJECT TYPE

Transport / Carpark

client

North East Link Program (Big Build Victoria)

software

Revit · Navisworks · Dynamo · AutoCAD

standard

ISO 19650 · VicRoads / Big Build BIM requirements

Image credit: Existing crossing condition before construction – Bullatale Creek, NSW

03

NSW SDLAM — 32 Country Bridges

Lead MODELLER & BIM AUTHOR · GHD · NSW · 2021–22

Parametric Revit families and model automation built from scratch to deliver 32 country bridges across three creek systems in the Murray–Darling Basin. A single parametric system drove the structural geometry across all bridges simultaneously — pile layout, deck edges, abutment geometry. Dynamo extracted setout data directly from the model with no manual transfer. Trained senior colleagues on the system, lifting the team’s capability in 3D modelling, live sections and construction detailing.

PROJECT TYPE

Rural Road Bridges

client

NSW Government — Murray-Darling Basin Programme

software

Revit · Dynamo · AutoCAD

standard

AS 5100 · TfNSW B80 · ISO 19650

Image credit: Sydney Metro West, Parramatta Newsletter (July 2024), Transport for NSW

04

Sydney Metro West — Tunnel Nozzles

LEAD MODELLER · GHD · NSW · 2021–22

Tunnel-to-cavern nozzle enlargement geometry at the station excavation interfaces. There was no existing Revit family for this structure type. I built the parametric family from first principles, coordinated with the tunnel lining model, and produced the full documentation package for construction.

PROJECT TYPE

Metro Rail / Tunnel

client

Transport for NSW / Sydney Metro

software

Revit · Navisworks · Dynamo · AutoCAD

standard

TfNSW DE Framework · ISO 19650

Image credit: Echuca-Moama Bridge Project, Big Build Victoria

05

Echuca–Moama Bridge

Structural Modeller · GHD · VIC / NSW · 2020–21

Acoustic barriers and retaining walls along the approach. Full 3D coordination with the bridge structure and road geometry. Complex geometry at the curved approach transitions is resolved through parametric wall families.

PROJECT TYPE

Acoustic Barriers & Retaining Walls

client

Victorian Government / Murray River Crossing (Big Build Victoria)

software

Revit · Navisworks · Dynamo · AutoCAD

standard

ISO 19650 · VicRoads BIM

Image credit: Dromana Pier Project, Parks Victoria

06

Dromana Pier

Structural Modeller · fsc range · VIC · 2024

A new structure tied into the lower landing of the existing pier. Full design package from concept through to construction documentation. Architectural coordination, structural modelling, and all drawing production. The challenge was integrating new geometry into an existing structure.

PROJECT TYPE

Maritime — Pier Reconstruction

client

Parks Victoria

software

Revit · AutoCAD

standard

AS 4997 · AS 1720 · BS 6349

Image credit: St Leonards Boat Ramp Upgrade, Better Boating Victoria

07

St Leonards — Pier & Boat Ramp

Structural Modeller · fsc range · VIC · 2023

Lead structural BIM delivery for the full St Leonards Boat Ramp upgrade — extended T-section jetty, wave screens, accessible gangway, lower landings and pile layout. Structure uses Wagners CFT composite fibre reinforced polymer (FRP). Full 3D model and construction drawing package delivered across both stages. Trained and led an external team through ASA to deliver in Revit, transferring digital engineering capability while maintaining delivery quality.

PROJECT TYPE

Maritime — Jetty & Boat Ramp Upgrade

client

Better Boating Victoria

software

Revit · AutoCAD

standard

AS 4997 · BS 6349 · AS 2159

Image credit: Lang Lang Boat Ramp Upgrade, Better Boating Victoria

08

Lang Lang Boat Ramp

Structural Modeller · FSC Range · VIC · 2023–24

3D modelling and documentation for the Lang Lang Boat Ramp — a maritime structure built entirely in Wagners CFT fibre reinforced polymer (FRP). Complex project requiring multiple design iterations. Coordination, detailing and problem-solving across the full marine infrastructure package.

PROJECT TYPE

Maritime — Boat Ramp Upgrade

client

Better Boating Victoria.

software

Revit · AutoCAD

standard

AS 4997 · BS 6349 · AS 2159

Work with Udraft

For projects where
rework is not an option.

Enquiries are responded to personally by Edla.

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