Elie M.

OTAYEK
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., P.E., MASCE
Head of the Civil Engineering Department – USEK
Ph.D. (Concordia University, Qc, Ca), 2017-2018
M.Eng. of Building Engineering (Concordia University, Qc, ca), 2009
M.Eng. of Civil Engineering (Lebanese University – ULFG II, Leb), 1995
Office: H309A – Engineering Building Block H – Kaslik Campus
Phone: 961 9 600 927 ext. 1927
E-mail: elieotayek@usek.edu.lb

Dr. Elie OTAYEK, PhD, P.E, MASCE is an assistant professor, and acting as Head of the Civil Engineering
Department at USEK University; Dr. Otayek has more than 20 years of experience in designing and
managing construction projects in Lebanon, Canada and Golf Region for more than 20 years.
His research work includes Bridge Management Systems and 3D-CAD Modeling. He developed a bridge
management system via an Artificial Intelligent Environment that integrates BrIM technology to generate
efficient method to select an appropriate bridge type at conceptual design phase and forecast associated initial
cost, maintenance cost, constructability and other relevant parameters.
Dr. Otayek has been actively involved in several academic and professional organizations. He is a member of
the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) acting as faculty advisor for the ASCE-USEK Student
Chapter at USEK University; he is a registered professional Engineer with OIQ syndicate (Quebec, Canada)
since 2008; and he affiliates to the OEA (order of Engineers and Architects - Lebanon).
Dr. Otayek has served in many academic committees, he has acted as chair for many conference sessions
(LAAS, LAU CIB, etc…), and he was deeply involved with the ABET Accreditation process for the Civil
Engineering Department during their technical visit to the department.

Research Interest

• Sustainable Construction Projects;

• Life Cycle Cost Analysis for Conventional and Sustainable Construction Projects;
• Repair and Rehabilitation of Civil Infrastructure;
• Integrating Bridge Information Modeling using the Artificial Intelligence Technics;
• Bridge Management Systems;
• Transportation Innovative for Safety and Highway Construction;
• Material Sustainability, characteristics, behavior and performance;
• Construction Materials Analysis;

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 Teaching activities
Courses
• GMC310 – « Statique » - Statics
• GMC330 – « Mecanique des Solides » - Solids Mechanics (Dynamics of Rigid Bodies )
• GMC360 – « Dessin Industriel » - Mechanical Design Drawings
• GMC440 – « Resistance Des Materiaux » - Strength of Materials
• GMC472 – « Laboratoire RDM » - Lab. Strengthening of Materials
• GCV310 – « Beton Armé I » - Reinforced Concrete I
• GCV320 – « Dessin Technique » - Technical Drawings
• GCV401 – « Analyse des Structures » - Structural Analysis
• GCV405 – « Beton Armé II » - Reinforced Concrete II
• GCV460 – « Gestion des Projets » – Management and Site Organisation
• GCV462 – « Règlementation des Bâtiments » – Building Legislation
• GCV514 – « Dallages » – Pavement Analysis, Design and Maintenance
• GCV521 – « Constructions Métalliques » – Steel and Mixed Structures
• GCV525 – Maintenance, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting of Buildings
• GCV526 – « Projet de batement » – Building Project
• GCV596/597 – Final Year Project for BE Degree
• CVE691/692 – Thesis I & II for Master Degree

Graduate Students Supervision

Wehbe Rania, 2018, “Trip generation model using regression analysis for shopping centers at urban areas in
Lebanon”; Master of Civil Engineering in Transportation, M.A.Sc.
Aoun Joelle, 2018, “Alleviating traffic congestion on the roadway section between Beirut and Jounieh”;
Master of Civil Engineering in Transportation, M.A.Sc.
Saroufim Alain, 2018, “Costs associated with road accidents and traffic congestion in Lebanon”; Master of
Civil Engineering in Transportation, M.A.Sc.

Publications
Published
• Wehbe Rania, Otayek Elie M. and Massaad Zaher, 2017 “Using Intelligent Transportation Systems to
Enhance Pedestrian Safety at Beirut Signalized Intersection”, IEEE, MTS 2017 Napoli, 26-29 Jun
2017.

• Choueiri Elias M., Aoun Joelle and Otayek Elie M., 2017 “Effectiveness of the newly introduced
Variable Message Signs in Lebanon on driver behavior”, IEEE, MTS 2017 Napoli, 26-29 Jun 2017.

• Choueiri Elias M., Saroufim Alain and Otayek Elie M., 2017 “Effectiveness of the newly introduced
Variable Message Signs in Lebanon on road safety”, IEEE, MTS 2017 Napoli, 26-29 Jun 2017

• Otayek Elie and Jrade Ahmad, 2015 “Optimization for Bridge Type Selection Using Artificial Neural
Network”, ICSC2015, 5th International/11th Construction Specialty Conference, Vancouver, British

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 Columbia, Canada June 8-10, 2015.

• Otayek Elie, Jrade Ahmad and AlKass Sabah, 2013 “Integrating the Artificial Intelligence techniques
into Bridge Information Modeling (BrIM)”, CSCE 2013 Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada May
29 – June 1, 2013.

• Otayek Elie, Jrade Ahmad and AlKass Sabah, 2012 “Integrated Decision Support System for Bridges
at Conceptual Design Stage”, CIB W78-2012 Conference, the 29th International Conference on
Applications of IT in the AEC Industry Beirut, Lebanon 17-19 October 2012.

In Progress

• Wehbe Rania, Massaad Zaher and Otayek Elie, 2018 “Autonomous Vehicle Implementation in
Lebanon: Challenges and Opportunities”, Publisher Not defined yet.
• Ghannam Jad, Serhal Jamil and Otayek Elie, 2018 “Behavior of walls subjected to flexural stress -
small scaled tests”, Engineering structures, not submitted Yet.
• Choueiry Elia, Aoun Joelle and Otayek Elie, 2018 “Alleviating Traffic Congestion on the Axes to the
Capital Beirut - Lebanon”, Publisher Not defined yet.
• Choueiry Elia, Saroufim Alain and Otayek Elie, 2018 “”,Publisher Not defined yet.
• Otayek Elie, Jrade Ahmad and Zhenhua Zhu, 2018 “Directing a Decision’s Subjectivity at a
Conceptual Design Phase for Bridge Type Selection”, Publisher Not defined yet.

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