Armin Mehrabi is an Associate Professor in the Civil and Environmental Department of Florida International University (FIU), Maimi, FL, USA. Before joining the engineering faculty at FIU, he served as the President and Principal Engineer in Bridge Engineering Solutions specializing in inspection, evaluation, cable vibration and wind assessment, health monitoring, and rehabilitation of cable-supported bridges. He has developed non-destructive evaluation (NDE) and inspection methods for bridge structures and has been involved in the inspection and evaluation of more than 25 cable-supported bridges in the US and abroad. He has published extensively on the subject of the inspection and evaluation of bridges, development of new structural systems, and testing and seismic analysis of masonry and infilled frames. His current research includes NDE applications to FRP reinforced/strengthened concrete, inspection and decision making for post-tensioned bridges, development of guidelines for bridge inspection, and connections for steel girder bridges. He is a registered professional engineer.