Vol. 2 No. 5 (2025)

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A Study of Influential Factors on Engineering Project Records Utilisation Behaviour Based on SEM

Published 2025-10-01

  • Xiaoyan Weng
    • ,
  • Yanfeng Du
    • ,
  • Shasha Xie

Xiaoyan Weng
School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China

Yanfeng Du
China Investment Consulting Co., Ltd., Shanghai 200080, China

Shasha Xie
School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China

Abstract

In the context of sustainable development, the efficient use of engineering project records plays an important role in giving full play to the value of engineering information, solving practical engineering problems, and optimising urban planning and governance. Aiming to address the current issues of low utilisation efficiency and unclear behavioural mechanisms, this study seeks to identify the key factors influencing the utilisation behaviour of engineering project records and their corresponding action paths. Therefore, based on the literature review, this paper combines information ecology theory to construct the "information-human-environment-technology" influencing factor model and uses structural equation modelling (SEM) to conduct empirical research. The study shows that: (1) information facilitation has the most significant impact on the use of engineering project records, highlighting the key role of digital technology in enhancing the efficiency and convenience of archive use. (2) Institutional policy, information quality, information usefulness, information literacy, and information demand all have a positive impact on the use of engineering project records. This study incorporates classical theories into the engineering information flow scenario of engineering project records utilisation, discusses its key factors and paths, and should incorporate a case study and non-linear research methods for more comprehensive research in the future.

Keywords

Engineering project records, Utilisation behaviour, Structural equation modelling, Information ecology theory, Engineering information

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