Mehrabi, Armin
- Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering , College of Engineering and Computing

Overview
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Dr. Armin Mehrabi joined the Civil and Environmental Department of the College of Engineering and Computing in January of 2017.
Dr. Mehrabi comes from Bridge Engineering Solutions where he served as the President and Principal Engineer for 12 years. He specializes in inspection, evaluation, cable vibration and wind assessment, health monitoring, and rehabilitation of cable-supported bridges. He has developed non-destructive evaluation and inspection methods for bridge structures, and has been involved in inspection, evaluation, monitoring, life-cycle-cost analysis, and/or rehabilitation design for 14 cable-stayed bridges, and 11 other cable supported bridges in the US and abroad. Dr. Mehrabi is the co-inventor of a Laser-Based Cable Monitoring System developed with the support of US Federal Highway Administration, for which he was awarded as “One of Top 25 Newsmakers of the Year, 1997, By ENR.” Before establishing the Bridge Engineering Solutions firm, he worked and managed the largest privately owned structural laboratory in the US for 8 years. His experiences include also 6 years of structural design and five years as lecturer in various universities in Iran.
His thesis on Seismic Behavior of Masonry Infilled RC Frames won the Most Outstanding Thesis Award by The Masonry Society in 1997. Dr. Mehrabi has also served as Consultant for Construction Support Services and QC/QA for bridges. He has served as Complex Bridge Specialist and consultant for the Sunshine Skyway and Dames Point Cable-stayed Bridges in Florida for instrumentation, non-destructive testing, and periodic stay force and damping measurement. His research interests are in the areas of Non-Destructive Evaluation of Bridges, Structural Health Monitoring, Vibration Analysis and Mitigation for Slender Tension Elements, Structural Performance Evaluation through Field and Laboratory Testing, Bridge Rehabilitation and Corrosion Mitigation, as well as Analysis and Modeling of Masonry and R/C Frames subject to Lateral/Seismic Loading.
Dr. Mehrabi holds an M.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Tehran, Iran, an MBA from Niagara University, NY, and a Ph.D. degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1994. He is a registered professional engineer in several states. Dr. Mehrabi has carried out several research studies in Structural Engineering field and has published more than 60 papers and articles on the subject of inspection and evaluation of bridges, and laboratory testing and seismic analysis of masonry and infilled frames in Professional Journals, Conference Proceedings, and Professional Magazines. He has given lectures and Keynote speeches in several venues in the US and abroad.
research interests
- Harvesters; Energy Harvesting; Bistable; Piezoceramics; Mechanical Impedance; Lead Zirconate Titanates;Cable-Stayed Bridge; Cables; Dampers
Scholarly & Creative Works
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Article
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2020Damage detection of 3D printed mold using the surface response to excitation method. STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING AND MECHANICS. 75:369-376.Full Text via DOI: 10.12989/sem.2020.75.3.369 Web of Science: 000577100600007
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2020Effect of Cross-Frames on Load Distribution of Steel Bridges with Fractured Girder. INFRASTRUCTURES. 5.Full Text via DOI: 10.3390/infrastructures5040032 Web of Science: 000623635300002
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2020Non-Destructive Evaluation of Closure Joints in Accelerated Bridge Construction using a Damage Etiology Approach. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL. 10.Full Text via DOI: 10.3390/app10041457 Web of Science: 000525287900264
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2003
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Proceedings Paper
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2020Auxetic MEMS Sensor. SENSORS AND SMART STRUCTURES TECHNOLOGIES FOR CIVIL, MECHANICAL, AND AEROSPACE SYSTEMS 2020.Full Text via DOI: 10.1117/12.2559330 Web of Science: 000589893200018
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2019Bistable Wind-Induced Vibration Energy Harvester for Self-Powered Wireless Sensors in Smart Bridge Monitoring Systems. ADVANCED BIOMEDICAL AND CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS VII.Full Text via DOI: 10.1117/12.2517424 Web of Science: 000485112200006
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2019Evaluating the Performance of the SuRE Method for Inspection of Bonding using the COMSOL Finite Element Analysis Package. HEALTH MONITORING OF STRUCTURAL AND BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS XIII.Full Text via DOI: 10.1117/12.2517425 Web of Science: 000484721700060
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2019NDT Inspection of Critical ABC Details to Assure Life Cycle Performance and Avoid Future Unforeseen Excessive Repairs. STRUCTURES CONGRESS 2019: BRIDGES, NONBUILDING AND SPECIAL STRUCTURES, AND NONSTRUCTURAL COMPONENTS. 231-242.Web of Science: 000472797700023
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2019Prediction of Damage Location in Composite Plates using Artificial Neural Network Modeling. ADVANCED BIOMEDICAL AND CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS VII.Full Text via DOI: 10.1117/12.2517422 Web of Science: 000483016400011
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2021Review of available systems and materials for splicing prestressed-precast concrete piles. STRUCTURES. 850-865.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.istruc.2021.01.029 Web of Science: 000631831200003
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2019Health Monitoring of Closure Joints in Accelerated Bridge Construction: A Review of Non-Destructive Testing Application. JOURNAL OF ADVANCED CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY. 381-404.Full Text via DOI: 10.3151/jact.17.7.381 Web of Science: 000477751300002
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2018A Laser-Based Noncontact Vibration Technique for Health Monitoring of Structural Cables: Background, Success, and New Developments. ADVANCES IN ACOUSTICS AND VIBRATION.Full Text via DOI: 10.1155/2018/8640674 Web of Science: 000436494900001
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Research
principal investigator on
- Guide for Field Inspection of In-Service FRP Reinforced/Strengthened Concrete Bridge Elements awarded by U.S. DOT Federal Highway Administration 2021 - 2024
- Epoxy Dowel Pile Splice Evaluation awarded by U.S. Department of Transportation 2019 - 2022
- Redundancy of Twin Steel Box Girder Bridges awarded by U.S. Department of Transportation 2018 - 2021
- Synthesis of Inspection and Rehabilitation Activities for the External Post-tensioning Tendons of the Second Vivekananda Bridge awarded by Second Vivekananda Bridge Tollway Compan 2017 - 2018
co-principal investigator on
- Evaluation of Concrete Pile to Footing or Cap Connections awarded by U.S. Department of Transportation 2019 - 2022
subproject principal investigator on
- ABC-UTC Proposal FY 16-23 awarded by U.S. Department of Transportation 2016 - 2023
- Tier 1 University Transportation Center U.S. DOT Strategic Goal Focus Area: State of Good Repair awarded by U.S. Department of Transportation 2013 - 2019
Contact
full name
- Armin Mehrabi
Identifiers
ORCID iD
- https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4736-850X (confirmed)
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publication subject areas
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