Jacob Arnold

P.E.

Manager of Testing Services

Expertise

Laboratory and In Situ Testing of Building Materials

On-Site Quality Control

Development of Monitoring Programs

Mechanical Testing

Strength Testing of Coatings, Adhesives, Cementitious Materials, and Stone Anchorages

Over 5 years experience in both laboratory and in situ testing

Jacob Arnold manages RRJ’s field and laboratory testing services offered across the firm’s forensic architectural and structural engineering practice.  He is responsible for the day-to-day operations including purchasing, test program design, equipment calibrations, data recording instrumentation, and implementation of test programs.

He has over five years of experience in both laboratory and in situ testing of building materials, on-site quality control testing, and development of monitoring programs to investigate the effects of environmental conditions and the performance of building components.  He has designed and conducted mechanical tests  for research and strength testing of coatings, adhesives, cementitious materials, and stone anchorages.

Education

Master of Science in Industrial Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Bachelor of Science in General Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Licensure | Certifications

Licensed Professional Engineer in IL

ACI Nondestructive Testing Specialist
Concrete Strength

Construction Documents Technologist (CDT)

Professional Affiliations

ASTM International (ASTM)