Research Projects

Promoting Commute Equity in Maryland: A Machine Learning-Based Model Development Proposal

Funded by Center for Multi-Modal Mobility in Urban, Rural, and Tribal Areas (CMMM)

PI: Dr. Mehdi Shokouhian; Co-PI: Dr. Zeinab Bandpey, Budget: $80k

Collapse Risk Index: Measuring Lifecycle of Vacant Building Structures to Predict Likelihood of Collapse

Funded by US Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD Research Center of Excellence

PI: Tonya Sanders, Co-PI: Mehdi Shokouhian. Budget: $93.8k

Development of Bridge Deterioration Predictive Models Using Machine Learning

Funded by USDOT Region 3 University Transportation Center, CIAMTIS,

PI: Mehdi Shokouhian, Duration: 03/15/2023-09/15/2024, Grant Amount: $150k

Investigation of Commute Equity Using Machine Learning Techniques

Funded by American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

PI: Mehdi Shokouhian, Co-PIs: Zeinab Bandpey, Desmond Amiegbebhor, Duration: 9/15/2022 – 9/15/2023, Grant Amount: $20k

Improving Freeze-Thaw Resistance and Fatigue Resistance of Recycled Aggregate Concrete

Funded by USDOT Region 3 University Transportation Center, CIAMTIS

PIs: Aleksandra Radlinska, Mehdi Shokouhian, Duration: 01/03/2022-1/03/2024, Grant Amount: $172k

Investigation of self-healing characteristics of bacteria-based concrete,

Funded by USDOT Region 3 University Transportation Center, CIAMTIS

PI: Mehdi Shokouhian, Duration: 10/01/2022-9/30/2024, Grant Amount: $139k

A Direct Design Method of Hybrid High Strength Steel Web Tapered Members,

Funded by USDOT Region 3 University Transportation Center, CIAMTIS

PI: Mehdi Shokouhian, Duration: 10/1/2021-9/30/2024, Grant Amount: $85k

MSU Outreach Activities

Funded by USDOT Region 3 University Transportation Center, CIAMTIS

PI: Mehdi Shokouhian, Duration: 10/1/2021-9/30/2023, Grant Amount: $75k

A Parametric Analysis of Telecommuting Effects on Transportation Tax Revenues

Funded by District Department of Transportation (DDOT)

PI: Mehdi Shokouhian, Co-PIs: Paul Schonfeld (UMD), Oludare Owolabi, Duration: 07/01/2021-12/30/2022, Grant Amount: $206k

Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Recycled Fiber Reinforced Concrete for Green Bus Pads

Funded by USDOT Region 3 University Transportation Center, CIAMTIS

PI: Mehdi Shokouhian, Kadir Aslan, Steve Efe, Duration: 01/20/2022-1/19/2024 Grant Amount: $300k

Developing Transportation Engineering Graduates for Industry

Funded by USDOT Region 3 University Transportation Center, CIAMTIS

PI: Steve Efe, Co-PIs: Mehdi Shokouhian, Oludare Owolabi, Funding duration (2/10/2021 - 2/10/2023), Grant Amount: $75k

Highway Geometrics and Noise Abatement Decision

Funded by State Highway Administration (SHA)

PI: Oludare Owolabi, Co-PI: Mehdi Shokouhian, Co-PI: Steve Efe, 12/31/2018-12/30/2019, $94k

Residual Compressive Strength of Partially Confined Concrete Column Retrofitted Using CFRP Wrap

Funded by USDOT Region 3 University Transportation Center, CIAMTIS

PIs: Kadir Aslan and Mehdi Shokouhian, 03/25/2019 - 3/25/2020, $103k

Sustainable Design of Concrete Bus Pads to Improve Mobility in Baltimore City

Funded by UMEC/USDOT, Urban Mobility and Equity Center

PIs: Kadir Aslan and Mehdi Shokouhian, 7/1/2018-3/2/2019, $50k

Adapting an Experiment-centric Teaching Approach to Increase Student Achievement in Multiple STEM Disciplines

Funded by NSF# 1915614,

PI: Oludare Owolabi, Co-PIs: Md Rahman, Krishna Bista, Uttam Gaulee, Senior Personal: Mehdi Shokouhian, Start Date: 11/1/2019 End Date: 10/31/2022 Budget: $1.5M

Foundation Anchorages for Offshore Wind Turbines in Deep Water using Composite Materials

Funded by Maryland Higher Education Commission, Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Research Challenge Grant (MOWER), 2014

Research Projects Participated

The National Science Foundation HBCU-UP (Grant #1238808), Research Initiation Award: High-Performance Green Bridges, 2013
The Natural Science Foundation of China (No.51038006), Research grant for an experimental study on section resistance of flexural members using high strength steel, 2013
Twelfth Five-Year” plan major projects supported by National Science and Technology (Grant No. 2011BAJ09B01), Research grant for a study on “Classification of flexural members based on member ductility”, 2013
Tsinghua University Initiative Scientific Research Program (No. 20101081766), Research grant for a Study on “Ductility in flexural members using high strength steel”, 2012