Challenges to improving BIM competencies in railway infrastructure projects

Dahuai Zhao; Nurul Sakina Mokhtar Azizi; Nazirah Zainu Abidin; Weiwei Wang; Rui Niu; Yana Zhang; Jiasheng Zhou

doi:10.30822/arteks.v11i3.5269

Penulis

Dahuai Zhao Universiti Sains Malaysia , School of Civil Engineering, Deyang College of Urban Rail Transit
Nurul Sakina Mokhtar Azizi Universiti Sains Malaysia
Nazirah Zainu Abidin Universiti Sains Malaysia
Weiwei Wang Universiti Sains Malaysia
Rui Niu Universiti Sains Malaysia
Yana Zhang Universiti Sains Malaysia
Jiasheng Zhou Universiti Sains Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30822/arteks.v11i3.5269

Kata Kunci:

BIM competency improvement, Dynamic capability theory, Railway infrastructure projects, Sensing, Thematic analysis

Abstrak

This study examines challenges that hinder the improvement of Building Information Modeling (BIM) competencies in railway infrastructure projects through a Dynamic Capability Theory (DCT) sensing lens. A qualitative exploratory design was adopted, using 15 semi-structured interviews with clients, designers, contractors, and system-related participants engaged in railway BIM practice. Thematic analysis identified four interrelated challenge themes: (1) absence of process-embedded verification and authenticity-validation mechanisms; (2) breakdowns in cross-disciplinary interface coordination and model–field alignment; (3) fragmented change–version–data governance across platforms; and (4) misalignment between contractual verifiability and lifecycle usability expectations. Across these themes, project problems were visible but not consistently translated into capability-development priorities, due to delayed problem visibility, fragmented sensing infrastructure, weak problem-to-capability translation, and broken lifecycle feedback loops. The study offers a mechanism-based explanation of why BIM competency improvement remains difficult to routinise in railway delivery settings and highlights implications for verification, interface governance, and lifecycle-oriented information management.

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