The effectiveness of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in solving railway project management issues in Malaysia

Railway projects involve complex planning and management as compared to regular construction projects, but BIM can simplify and improve the management of these projects. MRT 2 faced problems like design discrepancies and coordination issues, while Gemas - JB ETS encountered issues with construction...

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Main Authors: Molarn, M A, Ang, P S E, Ali, R B
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Ang, P S E
Ali, R B
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description Railway projects involve complex planning and management as compared to regular construction projects, but BIM can simplify and improve the management of these projects. MRT 2 faced problems like design discrepancies and coordination issues, while Gemas - JB ETS encountered issues with construction changes, cost overruns, and project delays. Hence, this research intends to investigate the project management issues and examine the effectiveness of BIM implementation in solving project management issues in railway construction projects in Malaysia. A qualitative study was executed by conducting semi- structured interview on BIM professionals from the MRT 2 and Gemas-JB ETS railway construction projects. Six purposively selected respondents from the railway construction industry were interviewed, achieving data saturation. The main issues discovered were lack of communication, lack of coordination, clashes in construction, redesign and unrealistic schedules. The said issues mainly occurred during pre – construction stage. The level of BIM effectiveness in MRT 2 is high when full BIM was implemented as compared to Gemas – JB ETS that have low effectiveness when partial BIM was implemented. The findings of this study is able to show that full BIM implementation in a project management can greatly enhance coordination and efficiency while reducing costs in the railway industry.
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spelling my.uthm.eprints-124452025-01-31T03:42:50Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/12445/ The effectiveness of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in solving railway project management issues in Malaysia Molarn, M A Ang, P S E Ali, R B TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Railway projects involve complex planning and management as compared to regular construction projects, but BIM can simplify and improve the management of these projects. MRT 2 faced problems like design discrepancies and coordination issues, while Gemas - JB ETS encountered issues with construction changes, cost overruns, and project delays. Hence, this research intends to investigate the project management issues and examine the effectiveness of BIM implementation in solving project management issues in railway construction projects in Malaysia. A qualitative study was executed by conducting semi- structured interview on BIM professionals from the MRT 2 and Gemas-JB ETS railway construction projects. Six purposively selected respondents from the railway construction industry were interviewed, achieving data saturation. The main issues discovered were lack of communication, lack of coordination, clashes in construction, redesign and unrealistic schedules. The said issues mainly occurred during pre – construction stage. The level of BIM effectiveness in MRT 2 is high when full BIM was implemented as compared to Gemas – JB ETS that have low effectiveness when partial BIM was implemented. The findings of this study is able to show that full BIM implementation in a project management can greatly enhance coordination and efficiency while reducing costs in the railway industry. IOP 2024 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/12445/1/J17933_8f209e74dba2a92e6560a4258be6ce5f.pdf Molarn, M A and Ang, P S E and Ali, R B (2024) The effectiveness of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in solving railway project management issues in Malaysia. Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 1347. pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1347/1/012051
spellingShingle TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Molarn, M A
Ang, P S E
Ali, R B
The effectiveness of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in solving railway project management issues in Malaysia
title The effectiveness of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in solving railway project management issues in Malaysia
title_full The effectiveness of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in solving railway project management issues in Malaysia
title_fullStr The effectiveness of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in solving railway project management issues in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed The effectiveness of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in solving railway project management issues in Malaysia
title_short The effectiveness of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in solving railway project management issues in Malaysia
title_sort effectiveness of building information modelling (bim) in solving railway project management issues in malaysia
topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
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https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1347/1/012051
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