Mohamed Mahgoub, PhD, P.E., P. Eng., FACI

Principal Structural Engineer

BIO

Dr. Mohamed Mahgoub is a Principal Structural Engineer with more than 30 years of extensive experience in bridge inspection, rehabilitation, load rating, design, structural analysis, scour analysis, and research for several state DOTs including Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. He was also in charge of performing annual scour analyses of all primary and secondary bridges in Calhoun County, MI. Dr. Mahgoub is knowledgeable various manuals and guides including American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and the Federal Highway Association (FHWA), numerous DOT Bridge Design Manuals, numerous DOT Bridge Standard Plans, and Pay Item Code and Specification Books and Task Manuals. He contributed significant changes to the 2005 National Building Code of Canada (NBCC). His contributions focused on higher mode effect; base shear and moment distribution on building; torsional behavior of single and multistory buildings; and the significance of P-delta effect on high-rise buildings.

He is involved in research of several construction material projects for several associations, companies, and state institutions. Different topics were investigated such as concrete strength, previous pavements, fiber reinforced concrete, whitetopping pavements, and high performance concrete. He was also involved in Recycled Aggregate Concrete (RAC) research. Dr. Mahgoub has also filed a patent titled “A Proposed Test Method for Rapid Measurement of Fines Content in Soil”.

Dr. Mahgoub is a Professional Engineer in the US and Canada. He is an active member in several concrete industry related organizations such as American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI), International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI), and American Concrete Institute (ACI). His activities include special publication chapter authoring, committee presentations, session moderation, and served as a member of five committees. He served as the Chair of Committee 555 (Concrete with Recycled Materials) for two three-year terms through March, 2018. Dr. Mahgoub has been also appointed as the president of the local New Jersey ACI Chapter and has been selected as a judge for their annual award. Dr. Mahgoub is a member of NJIT Strategic Planning for Graduate Research and doctoral Studies Committee. Dr. Mahgoub has more than 20 technical and scientific publications and presentations to his credit. In addition, he has been selected to be a reviewer for several reputable journals such as ACI Materials and Structural Journals, ASCE Bridge Journal, PCI Journal, and American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International Journal. Dr. Mahgoub has been also serving as a panelist for the National Science Foundation, NSF and National Research Council, NRC.

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering, Carleton University

Master of Science in Civil Engineering, McMaster University

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Al-Azhar University