Non-Destructive Testing Lab

Core Members

Research Areas:

• Prestressed-Precast Concrete Pile to Footing Connection- Laboratory Experiment and Advanced Concrete Analysis,
• Innovation in Concrete and Wall Panel Connections

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Research Areas:

• Bridge seismic analysis and mitigation, Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Applications in Civil Engineering,
• Innovations in Bridge Elements Connections

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Research Areas:

Incorporating mathematical modeling, operations research, metaheuristic optimization, and machine learning techniques into:

• Traffic safety analysis, focusing on work zone-related crashes at bridge locations
• Predictive modeling for aircraft maintenance schedules, aimed at reducing downtime and improving safety
• Airlines revenue management, including dynamic pricing, demand forecasting, and capacity management
• Air traffic management and airport operations, including traffic delay analysis and gate assignment

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Research Areas:

• Bridge Inspection and Evaluation,
• FRP applications and Non-destructive Testing methods,
• Innovations in Enhancement in Material Detectability

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Research Areas:

• Precast concrete connections, focusing on shear friction capacity in cap-to-pile interface using pocket and socket connections through laboratory experiments.
• ⁠Structural resilience and sustainable engineering practices.

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Research Areas:

• Advanced Finite Element Analysis,
• Steel Girder Bridges,
• Skew Connections,
• Post-Tensioned (PT) Bridge analysis,
• Innovation in Column to Footing and Cap

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Research Areas:

• Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (UHPC) Material and UHPC Pile Foundations,
• UHPC Pile Splices,
• Innovation in UHPC Beam Connection

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Research Areas:

• Bridge Design and Evaluation,
• Bridge Load Testing and Load Rating,
• Bridge Rehabilitation

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Research Areas:

• Bridge Life-Cycle Analysis,
• Risk Assessment and Management of PT Bridges

Research Areas:

• Cast-in-place UHPC joint connections for prefabricated bridge superstructure systems
• Innovations in precast/prestressed Concrete Design
• Off-site construction technologies involving manufacturing, logistics, & assembly operations

Research Areas:

• Concrete Mix Design Optimization,
• Sustainability and Long-term Durability of Concrete Mix Design 

Faculty Supervisor

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ORCID: Mehrabi, Armin https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4736-850X