Assistant Research Professor Campus Location(s): Research 1, Virginia Campus Office Hours: Personal Home Page: E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: 703-726-8532 Fax: 703-726-3530

Academic Interests

Nonlinear finite element modeling and simulation, solid mechanics, impact dynamics, fracture mechanics, and transportation safety

Education

D.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, 1999, George Washington University

MS in Engineering Science, 1993, Pennsylvania State University

BS in Mechanical Engineering, 1988, Pennsylvania State University

Current Research

Roadside Hardware Design and Safety Evaluation

Anti-Ram Security Barrier Design

Crash Test Dummy Modeling

Crash Testing for Transportation Safety

Selected Publications

Journal Articles:

Mohan P., Marzougui D., and Kan C.D., “Validation of a Single Unit Truck Model for Roadside Hardware Impact”, International Journal of Vehicle Systems Modeling and Testing, Accepted (pending publication), 2006.

Tahan F., Marzougui D., Zaouk A. Bedewi N.E., Eskandarian A., and Meczkowski L., “Safety performance evaluation of secure mailboxes using finite element simulations and crash testing”, International Journal of Crashworthiness, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 341-349, 2005.

Mohan P., Marzougui D., Meczkowski L., and Bedewi N.E., “Finite Element Modeling and Validation of a 3-Strand Cable Guardrail System”, International Journal of Crashworthiness, Vol. 10, No 3, pp 267-273, 2005.

Yonten K., Manzari M., Marzougui D., and Eskandarian A., “An assessment of constitutive models of concrete in the crashworthiness simulation of roadside safety structures”, International Journal of Crashworthiness, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 5-19, 2005.

Marzougui D., Zink M., Zaouk A., Kan C.D., and Bedewi N.E., “Development and validation of a vehicle suspension finite element model for use in crash simulations”, International Journal of Crashworthiness, Vol. 9, No. 6, pp. 565-576, 2004.

Whitworth H.A., Bendidi R., Marzougui D., and Reiss R., "Finite Element Modeling of the Crash Performance of Roadside Barriers”, International Journal of Crashworthiness, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 35-43, 2003.

Kurtaran H., Eskandarian A., Marzougui D., and Bedewi N.E., "Crashworthiness Design Optimization Using Successive Response Surface Approximations", Journal of Computational Mechanics, Vol. 29, pp. 409-421, 2002.

Reid J., and Marzougui D., "Improved Truck Model for Roadside Safety Simulation, Part I – Structural Modeling", In Transportation Research Record 1797, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Washington DC, pp. 53-62, 2002.

Ennis J., Marzougui D., Eskandarian A., and Bedewi N.E., "Finite Element Modeling of Anthropomorphic Test Devices for Vehicle Crashworthiness Evaluation", International Journal of Crashworthiness, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 511-524, 2001.

Kan C.D., Marzougui D., Bahouth G., and Bedewi N.E., "Integrated Crashworthiness Evaluation Using Vehicle and Occupant Finite Element Models”, International Journal of Crashworthiness, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp 387-397, 2001.

Marzougui D., Meczkowski L., Taylor H., and Bedewi N.E., "Sign Support Height Analysis Using Finite Element Simulation”, International Journal of Crashworthiness, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp 33-41, 2001.

Marzougui D., Bahouth G., Eskandarian A., Meczkowski L., and Taylor H., "Evaluation of Portable Concrete Barriers Using Finite Element Simulation", In Transportation Research Record 1720, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Washington DC, pp. 1-6, 2000.

Eskandarian A., Marzougui D., and Bedewi N., "Impact Finite Element Analysis of Slip-Base Sign Support Mechanism", ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Vol. 126, No. 2, pp. 143-153, 2000.

Zaouk A., Marzougui D., and Kan C.D., "Development of a Detailed Vehicle Finite Element Model, Part II: Material Characterization and Component Testing", International Journal of Crashworthiness, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 37-50, 2000.

Zaouk A., Marzougui D., and Bedewi N.E., "Development of a Detailed Vehicle Finite Element Model, Part I: Methodology", International Journal of Crashworthiness, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 25-35, 2000.

Conference Proceedings:

Bhargava A., Roddis K., Mohan P., and Marzougui D., “Analysis of Extended End-Plate Connections Under Cyclic Loading Using the LS-DYNA Implicit Solver”, 9th International LS-DYNA Users Conference, Detroit, June 2006.

Buyuk M., Kurtaran H., Kan C.D., Marzougui D., “Approximate Optimization Method as an Efficient Design Methodology for Armors under Ballistic Impacts”, 1st AIAA Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Specialist Conference, Austin, Texas, 18-21 Apr 2005.

Durmus A., Buyuk M., Musayev E., Ulku S., Kan C.D., Marzougui D., “Determination of the Ballistic Performance of a Cold-Rolled, Deep-Drawing Sheet Metal”, 46th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics & Materials Conference, Austin, Texas, 18-21 Apr 2005.

Buyuk M., Kildare S., Kan C.D., Marzougui D., “Moving Beyond the Finite Elements: A Comparison between Finite Element Methods and Meshless Methods for Modeling Honeycomb Materials and Simulating Side Impact Moving Deformable Barriers (MDBs)”, 5th European LS-DYNA Users Conference, Birmingham, UK, 25-26 May 2005.

Buyuk M., Kildare S., Kan C.D., Marzougui D., Kurtaran H.,“A Successive Inverse Approach to Identify the Constitutive Model Parameters and Mesh - Grid Dependency for Crashworthiness Modeling of Aluminum Honeycombs and Moving Deformable Barriers (MDBs)”, 5th European LS-DYNA Users Conference, Birmingham, UK, 25-26 May 2005.

Buyuk M., Kan C.D., Marzougui D., ”Moving Beyond the Finite Elements: Applications of Meshfree Methods for Transportation Safety Problems”, , 8th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Austin, Texas, 25-27 July 2005.

Buyuk M., Kan C.D., Marzougui D., “Vulnerability-Survivability and Lethality Assessment of Vehicles and Occupants under Blast Loading”, , 8th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Austin, Texas, 25-27 July 2005.

Marzougui D., Zink M., Zaouk, A., Kan C.D., and Bedewi N.E., "Development and Validation of a Vehicle Suspension Finite Element Model for use in Crash Simulations", International Crash Worthiness Conference, ICrash2004, San Francisco, CA, USA, 2004.

Tahan F., Marzougui D., Zaouk, A., and Bedewi N.E., "Safety Performance Evaluation of Secure Mailboxes using Finite Element Simulations and Crash Testing", International Crash Worthiness Conference, ICrash2004, San Francisco, CA, USA, 2004.

Mohan P., Marzougui D., Meczkowski L., and Bedewi N.E., "Finite Element Modeling and Validation of a 3-Strand Cable Guardrail System", International Crash Worthiness Conference, ICrash2004, San Francisco, CA, USA, 2004.

Bousquet M., Marzougui D., Eskandarian A., and Bedewi N.E., “Influence of the Height of W-Beam Guardrails on their Crash Safety Performance in Impacts with Pickup Trucks”, International Crashworthiness and Design Symposium, Lille, France, December 2003.

Kan, C.D., Marzougui D., and Bedewi, N.E., "Development of a 50th Percentile Hybrid III Dummy Model", 4th European LS-DYNA Conference, Ulm, Germany, May 2003.

Monclus, J.G., Marzougui D., Bahouth G., and Eskandarian A., "An Investigation of Side Impact Test Methodologies for Child Restraint Systems Using Finite Element Simulations", The 18th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV 2003), Nagoya, Japan, May 2003.

Karma, Y., Manzari, M.T., Eskandarian, A., Marzougui D., "An Evaluation of Constitutive Models of Concrete in LS-DYNA Finite Element Code", ASCE Fifteenth Engineering Mechanics Conference, New York, NY, June, 2002.

Marzougui D., Jin, S., and Livingston, R.A., "Development of an LS-DYNA Nonlinear Finite Element Model for Use in Damage Detection and Health Monitoring of Highway Bridges", SPIE’s 6th Annual International Symposium on NDE for health Monitoring and Diagnostics, Newport Beach, CA, March 2001.

Jin, S., Livingston, R.A., and Marzougui D., "Stochastic System Invariant Spectrum Analysis Applied to Smart ", SPIE’s 6th Annual International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, Newport Beach, CA, March 2001.

Livingston, R.A., Jin, S., and Marzougui D., "Stochastic Modeling of Ambient Traffic Loadings in LS-DYNA Nonlinear FE Analysis", SPIE’s 6th Annual International Symposium on NDE for health Monitoring and Diagnostics, Newport Beach, Ca., March 2001.

Jin, S., Livingston, R.A., and Marzougui D., " Lyapunov Exponent Maps Applied to Damage Detection of Aging Nonlinear Highway Infrastructures", SPIE’s 6th Annual International Symposium on NDE for health Monitoring and Diagnostics, Newport Beach, CA, 2001.

Livingston, R.A., Jin, S., and Marzougui D., "Application of Nonlinear Dynamics Analysis to Damage Detection and Health Monitoring of Highway Structures", SPIE’s 6th Annual International Symposium on NDE for health Monitoring and Diagnostics, Newport Beach, CA, March 2001.

Kan, C.D., and Marzougui D., "Modeling and Simulation Analysis of Vehicle Impacting Roadside Hardware Using Finite Element Method and Its Challenges", Proceedings of Japan LS-DYNA Users Conference 2000, pp 3-1 to 3-13, Osaka, Japan, October 2000.

Kan, C.D., Marzougui D., Bahouth, G., and Bedewi, N., "Integrated Crashworthiness Evaluation Using Vehicle and Occupant Finite Element Models”, International Crash Worthiness Conference, ICrash2000, London, UK, September 2000.

Ennis, J., Marzougui D., Eskandarian, A., and Bedewi, N., "Finite Element Modeling of Anthropomorphic Test Devices for Vehicle Crashworthiness Evaluation", International Crash Worthiness Conference, ICrash2000, London, UK, September 2000.

Marzougui D., Meczkowski, L., Taylor, H., and Bedewi, N., "Sign Support Height Analysis Using Finite Element Simulation", International Crash Worthiness Conference, ICrash2000, London, UK, September 2000.

Eskandarian, A., Bahouth, G., Marzougui D., and Kan, D., "Challenges of Finite Element Simulations of Vehicle Crashes", Second Triennial International Symposium on Multi-body Dynamics: Monitoring & Simulation Techniques, West Yorkshire, UK, June 2000.

Jin, S., Livingston, R.A., and Marzougui D., "Energy Index Approach for Damage Detection in Nonlinear Highway Structures", SPIE’s Fifth Annual International Symposium on Non-destructive evaluation of Aging Structures, New Port Beach, CA, March 2000.

Marzougui D., Kan, C.D., Eskandarian, A., "Safety Performance Evaluation of Roadside Hardware Using Finite Element Simulation", ASCE Fourteenth Engineering Mechanics Conference, Austin, Texas, May 24, 2000.

Research Reports:

Marzougui D., Mohan P., and Kan C.D., “Evaluation of Rail Height Effects on the Safety Performance of W-Beam Barriers”, FHWA/NHTSA National Crash Analysis Center Report (Submitted to Federal Highway Administration), July 2006.

Marzougui D., Mohan P., and Kan C.D., “Performance Evaluation of Three Strand Cable Barriers Installed on Sloped Terrain”, FHWA/NHTSA National Crash Analysis Center Report (Submitted to Federal Highway Administration), April 2006.

Marzougui D., Mohan P., Mahadevaiah U., and Kan C.D., “Crash Testing and Evaluation of the Anti-Ram 1 Meter Wall with a Single Unit Truck”, FHWA/NHTSA National Crash Analysis Center Report (Submitted to US Department of State), March 2006.

Mohan P., Marzougui D., and Kan C.D., “Finite Element Simulations to Evaluate and Improve the Pennsylvania Avenue Cable Fence”, FHWA/NHTSA National Crash Analysis Center Report (Submitted to Federal Highway Administration), Jan 2006.

Mohan P., Marzougui D., “Crash Testing and Evaluation of the DOS Anti-Ram Removable Bollard with a Single Unit Truck”, FHWA/NHTSA National Crash Analysis Center FOIL Crash Test Report (Submitted to US Department of State), Sept 2005.

Mohan P., Marzougui D., “Crash Testing and Evaluation of the Pennsylvania Avenue Cable Fence with a Single Unit Truck”, FHWA/NHTSA National Crash Analysis Center FOIL Crash Test Report, July 2005.

Mohan P., Marzougui D., Mahadevaiah U., and Kan C.D., “Finite Element Simulations to Evaluate and Improve Perimeter Security Systems”, FHWA/NHTSA National Crash Analysis Center Report (Submitted to Federal Reserve Board), PO No. 241241, Washington DC, June 2005.

Marzougui D., Bedewi, N.E., Kan, C.D., and Eskandarian, A., "Finite Element Simulations of Anti-Ram Bollard Designs", FHWA/NHTSA National Crash Analysis Center Report (Submitted to US Department of State), April 2002.

Marzougui D., Bedewi, N.E., Kan, C.D., and Eskandarian, A., "Finite Element Simulations of Reinforced Concrete Anti-Ram Wall Designs", FHWA/NHTSA National Crash Analysis Center Report (Submitted to US Department of State), May 2002.

Marzougui D., Zaouk A., Tahan, A., Eskandarian, A., and Bedewi, N.E., “Safety Performance Evaluation of Secure Mailboxes Using Finite Element Simulations and Crash Testing”, FHWA/NHTSA National Crash Analysis Center Report (Submitted to National Cooperative Highway Research Program), May 2002.