Mayzan Isied

Phone: 903.565.5872
Email: misied@uttyler.edu
Building:   RBS 1009

Degrees

• Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Transportation/Pavement Materials), North Carolina State University. Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Raleigh, NC.
•  Master of Science in Civil Engineering (Transportation/Pavement Materials), University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX. 
•  B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from the Hashemite University, Zarqa-Jordan.

Biography

Dr. Isied is an assistant professor in the Civil Engineering and Construction Management department at the University of Texas at Tyler. He received his Ph.D. from North Carolina State University, focusing on Pavement Engineering and Materials. Dr. Isied's research goals are to promote the sustainability and resiliency of transportation infrastructures and implement cost-effective solutions to the transportation industry in order to improve pavement network condition and pavement performance, reduce the production cost of asphalt, and protect the environment. Dr. Isied has participated in several state and national projects during his previous employment at NCSU, such as "Modifying Existing Asphalt Mix Design Procedures for RAP/RAS Surface Mixtures" and "Calibration of Structural Layer Coefficients for North Carolina Asphalt Pavements" for NCDOT. Dr. Isied has extensive experience with Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) for pavement modeling, pavement structural evaluation, economical assessment for sustainable pavement materials, pavement mix design, and advanced pavement materials testing and characterization. His research holds a unique place in the field because he focuses on performance modeling and structural evaluation of pavements that were built using recycled materials and modified binders utilizing AI techniques like ANN. Also, He tops the performance modeling with economical assessment of that modification. His prior work experience in the industry for project controls, coupled with his statistical and coding skills and the work he did in the lab running and understanding real material testing, give him the credentials to conduct any type of research, from data harvesting to mechanical material modeling.

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS 

•  Assistant professor, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Texas at Tyler.
•  Graduate Teaching Assistant, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering Department, North Carolina State University. 
•  Graduate Research Assistant, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering Department, North Carolina State University. 
• Graduate Research Assistant, Departments of Civil Engineering and Construction Management, University of Texas at Tyler. 
•  Graduate Teaching Assistant, Departments of Civil Engineering and Construction Management, University of Texas at Tyler. 
• Controls Engineer – Civil, Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC).                                                                   
• Civil Design Engineer, Omrania & Associates Company.

                                                                                                                                
                                                         
SELECTED RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

•  Archival Journal Paper Publications:

- Isied, M., & Souliman, M. I., “Neural Network Modeling for the Rotational Viscosity of Reacted and Activated Rubber-Modified Binders”. Advances in Civil Engineering Materials, 2021.
- Isied, M., Souliman, M. I., Zeiada, W. A., & Bastola, N. R., “Predictive Artificial Neural Network Laboratory Fatigue Endurance Limit Model for Asphalt Concrete Pavements Based on the Volumetric Properties and Loading Conditions”. Transportation Research Record, 2021, doi.org/10.1177/0361198121999657.
- Isied, M., “Laboratory Evaluation and Neural Network Modeling for Rotational Viscosity of Reacted and Activated Rubber Modified Binders”, The university of Texas at Tyler, 2019.
- Isied, M. & Souliman, M. I., “Integrated Predictive Artificial Neural Network Fatigue Endurance Limit Model for Asphalt Concrete Pavements”, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering,  July 2018, doi.org/10.1139/cjce-2018-0051.
- Souliman, M., Tripathi, A., Walubita, L. & Isied, M., “Performance Evaluation of Jointed Plain Concrete Pavements with Sealed and Unsealed Joints in North Texas”, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering,  December 2018, doi.org/ 10.1139/cjce-2018-0531.
- Loganathan, K., Isied, M. & Souliman, M., “Temperature Prediction Model for Flexible Pavements at Various Depths for The States of Arizona and Minnesota”, International Journal of Forensic Engineering,  December 2018.
- Loganathan, K., Isied, M., Coca, A., Souliman, M., Romanoschi, S. & Dessouky, S., “Estimated Remaining Fatigue Life of Flexible Pavements Based on the Normalized Comprehensive Area Ratio Deflection Parameter”, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 2018.
- Loganathan, K., Isied, M., Coca, A., Souliman, M., Romanoschi, S. & Dessouky, S., “Development of Comprehensive Deflection Parameters to Evaluate the Structural Capacity of Flexible Pavements at the Network Level”, International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, 2018.
- Souliman, M., Hemant, G. C., Isied, M., Walubita, L. & Sousa, J., “Mechanistic Analysis and Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation of Asphalt Rubber Mixtures”, Road Materials and Pavement Design Journal (RMPD), (2018).

• Peer – Reviewed Conference Papers Publications:

- Isied, M., & Souliman, M., “Fatigue endurance limit model utilizing artificial neural network for asphalt concrete pavements”. In Airfield and Highway Pavements 2019: Innovation and Sustainability in Highway and Airfield Pavement Technology (pp. 42-50). Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019.
- Loganathan, K., Isied, M., Coca, A. M., Souliman, M., Romanoschi, S., & Dessouky, S., “Mechanistic Empirical Estimation of Remaining Service Life of Flexible Pavements Based on Simple Deflection Parameters: A Case Study for the State of Texas”. In Airfield and Highway Pavements 2019: Design, Construction, Condition Evaluation, and Management of Pavements (pp. 294-305). Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019.
- Isied, M., Souliman, M.I., “Fatigue Endurance Limit Model Utilizing Artificial Neural Network for Asphalt Concrete Pavements”. Airfield and Highway Pavements 2019: Design, Construction, Condition Evaluation, and Management of Pavements, (2019).
- Loganathan, K., Isied, M., Coca, A., Souliman, M., Romanoschi, S., & Dessouky, S. “Mechanistic Empirical Estimation of Remaining Service Life of Flexible Pavements Based on Simple Deflection Parameters: A Case Study for the State of Texas”. Airfield and Highway Pavements 2019: Design, Construction, Condition Evaluation, and Management of Pavements, (2019).
- Isied, M., Souliman, M.I., “Prediction model for subgrade soil resilient dynamic modules utilizing basic soil characteristics for the state of Louisiana”. Bituminous Mixtures and Pavements VII: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference 'Bituminous Mixtures and Pavements’, (2019).
- Loganathan, K., Souliman, M.I., Isied, M., “Simplified Approach for Structural Evaluation of Flexible Pavements at the Network Level”, Transportation Consortium of South-Central States (Tran-SET) Conference, New Orleans, LA, 2018.
- Loganathan, K., Souliman, M.I., Chamoun, Z., Isied, M. M., “Design and Cost Effectiveness of Perpetual Pavements”, Advances in Materials and Pavement Performance Prediction, Qatar, 2018.
- Isied, M., Sharma, P., Souliman, M. “Temperature Prediction Model at Different Depths for Asphalt Pavements Based on Measured Surface and Air Temperatures” Third Annual LSUS Regional Student Scholars Forum, Shreveport, LA. March 2018.
- Isied, M., Souliman, M. I. & Zeiada, W. A., “Predictive Artificial Neural Network Fatigue Endurance Limit Model for Asphalt Concrete Pavements Based on the Volumetric Properties”. Transportation Research Record Journal, (2018).