Dr. Mohanad Abdulazeez is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Natural and Built Environment (NBE), School of Science and Engineering (SSE) at the University of Missouri–Kansas City (UMKC). He earned his Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology in 2020, where his doctoral work focused on the innovative application of full-scale composite bridge components to develop resilient infrastructure systems.
Dr. Abdulazeez's research lies at the intersection of smart cities, sustainable infrastructure, and computational modeling of the built environment. His work emphasizes physics-based, data-informed simulations to improve resource efficiency and resilience in civil infrastructure systems. He has led and contributed to multiple research initiatives addressing critical infrastructure challenges, particularly in the development and retrofitting of sustainable structures using concrete, steel, and fiber-reinforced polymers. His experimental work spans multi-scale testing of bridge elements and materials, contributing to the advancement of both design practices and materials science in structural engineering.
His research has been featured in leading journals published by American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), American Concrete Institute (ACI), and the Transportation Research Record (TRR), and supported through technical reports for U.S. agencies such as the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), the Mid-America Transportation Center (MATC), and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). To date, Dr. Abdulazeez has authored over 40 peer-reviewed journal articles, conference papers, and technical reports.
Dr. Abdulazeez teaches a broad range of structural engineering courses, including Structural Analysis, Reinforced Concrete Design, Advanced Steel Design, Mechanics of Materials, and Computational Modeling. He is an active member of several professional organizations, including the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), American Concrete Institute (ACI), Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI), and the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC).
Selected Publications
Abdulazeez, Mohanad M., Binod Shrestha, and Mohamed A. ElGawady. "Interfacial Shear Transfer between Steel H-Piles and Concrete Encased in CFRP." Journal of Bridge Engineering 30, no. 9 (2025): 04025055.
Abdulazeez, Mohanad M., and Mohamed ElGawady. "Seismic Shear Strength of Hollow-Core Composite Bridge Columns." Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering (2025).
Shrestha, Binod, Mohanad M. Abdulazeez, and Mohamed A. ElGawady. "Experimental investigation of corroded steel H-pile repaired with ultrahigh-performance concrete (UHPC) under eccentric axial compression loads." Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering (2025).
Shrestha, Binod, Mohanad M. Abdulazeez, and Mohamed A. ElGawady. "Comparative study of interfacial bond strength of steel H-pile with ultra-high performance and polymer concrete jacket." Engineering Structures 343 (2025): 120976.
Abdulazeez, Mohanad M., and Mohamed ElGawady. “Evaluation And Design of Footing Hybrid Connection for Innovative Hollow-Core FRP-Concrete-Steel Composite Column”, Transportation Research Record (TRR), no. 25-00473, (2025) (accepted)
Haitham AbdelMalek, Mohanad M. Abdulazeez, Mohamed ElGawady, and Ahmed Ibrahim, “Biaxial Bending Numerical Investigation of Prestressed Concrete Girder Due to Asymmetric Prestressing Strands”, Transportation Research Record (TRR), no. 24-01497, (2025) (accepted)
Elshazli, Mohamed T., Mohanad M. Abdulazeez, Mohamed ElGawady, and Ahmed Ibrahim, "Comprehensive Numerical Modeling of Prestressed Girder Bridges under Low-Velocity Impact." Buildings 14, no. 3 (2024): 640.
Shrestha, Binod, Ahmed Gheni, Mohanad M. Abdulazeez, and ElGawady, M. A. "Behavior of Ultrahigh-Performance Concrete Plates Encasing Steel H-Piles." Transportation Research Record (TRR) 2678, no. 4 (2024): 590-605.
Nain, Monika, Mohanad M. Abdulazeez, and Mohamed A. ElGawady. (2023) "Behavior of High Strength Concrete-Filled Hybrid Recyclable Large-Small Rupture Strains FRP Tubes under Cyclic Compression." ACI, Special Publication 358, no. 9/1/2023: 62-86.
Shrestha, Binod, Ahmed Gheni, Mohanad M. Abdulazeez, and Mohamed A. ElGawady., (2023) "Behavior of Ultrahigh-Performance Concrete Plates Encasing Steel H-Piles." Transportation Research Record: 03611981231185777.
Binod S., Gheni, A., Mohanad M. Abdulazeez, and ElGawady, M. A., (2022), “Behavior of Ultra-High Performance Concrete Plate Encasing Steel H-Pile Column” Transportation Research Record (Accepted on April 2022 Ref.: Ms. No. 21-00917)
Smith, C. J., Mohanad M. Abdulazeez, ElGawady, M., & Mesfin, F. B. (2021). “The Effect of Thoracolumbar Injury Classification in the Clinical Outcome of Operative and Non-Operative Treatments.” Cureus, 13(1), e12428. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.12428
Mohanad M. Abdulazeez, Kyle Brown, and ElGawady, M. A. (2020) “Interfacial Shear Bond Strength between Steel H-Piles and Polymer Concrete Jackets”, Transportation Research Record (TRR): Journal of the Transportation Research Board.
Mohanad M. Abdulazeez, Kyle Brown, and ElGawady, M. A. (2020) “Interfacial Shear Bond Strength between Steel H-Piles and Polymer Concrete Jackets”, Transportation Research Record (TRR): Journal of the Transportation Research Board.
Nain, Monika, Mohanad M. Abdulazeez, and Mohamed A. ElGawady. "Behavior of high-strength concrete–filled hybrid large–small rupture strains FRP tubes." Engineering Structures 209 (2020): 110264.
Carter, J. D., Mohanad M. Abdulazeez, M. A. ElGawady, and K. H. Khayat. (2020) "FRP confinement of SCC incorporating expansive agent and saturated lightweight sand." Construction and Building Materials 252: 118924.
Mohanad M. Abdulazeez, and ElGawady, M. A. (2020) “Seismic Behavior of Hollow-Core Composite Bridge Columns Having Slender Inner Steel Tubes”, American Concrete Institute (ACI), Structural Journal 117 (4), 143-158.
