Basic Information

Faculty

• Faculty of Engineering

Email Address

• Email Address

  cheng.luge.3tkyoto-u.ac.jp

Professional Memberships

• From Jul. 2018, To Present

  日本コンクリート工学会
• From Jul. 2017, To Present

  日本建築学会
• From Oct. 2025

  RILEM

Academic Degree

• 13 Sep. 2019

  東京大学修士（工学）
• 22 Sep. 2022

  東京大学博士（工学）

Academic Resume (Graduate Schools)

• The Universtity of Tokyo, 工学研究科, 建築学専攻, 博士

Academic Resume (Undergraduate School/Majors)

• 長安大学, 建築工程学部コスト専攻, 卒業

Research History

• From Apr. 2026, To Present

  Kyoto University, Graduate School of Engineering, Assistant Professor
• From Oct. 2022, To Apr. 2026

  The University of Tokyo, Department of Architecture, Graduate School of Engineering, Project Researcher
• From Apr. 2022, To Oct. 2022

  The University of Tokyo, The Graduate School of Engineering Department of Architecture, 学振特別研究員（DC2）

Language of Instruction

• Japanese
• English
• Chinese

ID,URL

• ORCID ID

  0009-0008-9771-4996

• J-Global ID

  202401000176034950

• Researcher number

  01042358

researchmap URL

• https://researchmap.jp/chengluge_research

Research

Research Interests

• Electrochemical
• Cement chemistry analysis
• Carbon Neutrality
• Building material
• Concrete
• Steel corrosion
• Durability
• Carbonation
• cement

Research Areas

• Environmental science/Agricultural science, Environmental materials/recycling technology
• Environmental science/Agricultural science, Environmental impact assessment, Carbon Neutrality
• Social infrastructure (civil Engineering, architecture, disaster prevention), Civil engineering (materials, implementation, construction management), Soudness assessment
• Social infrastructure (civil Engineering, architecture, disaster prevention), Building structures and materials

Papers

• Neglected carbonation effect on moisture profiles in hardened cement paste during short-term drying

  Luge Cheng; Ippei Maruyama

  Cement and Concrete Research, Jan. 2027, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

  
• Microstructural evolution of limestone calcined clay cement (LC３ ) paste: Insights from hydration to drying using H-NMR relaxometry

  Zhenli Yang; Luge Cheng; Ryo Kurihara; Ippei Maruyama

  Cement and Concrete Composites, Apr. 2026

  
• Proposal of a new pretreatment of accelerated carbonation for evaluating material potential

  Luge Cheng; Ryo Kurihara; Zhenli Yang; Takahiro Ohkubo; Ryoma Kitagaki; Atsushi Teramoto; Yuya Suda; Ippei Maruyama

  Cement and Concrete Composites, Apr. 2026, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• EFFECTS OF PORE STRUCTURE CHANGES AFTER WATER ABSORPTION ON THE ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES AND DIMENSIONAL CHANGES OF CEMENT PASTE

  Naoki KITAGAWA; CHENG Luge; Ryo KURIHARA; Ippei MARUYAMA

  Cement Science and Concrete Technology, 31 Mar. 2026

  
• EFFECT OF SILICON DIOXIDE AMORPHOUS ON HYDRATION BEHAVIOR AND STRENGTH DEVELOPMENT OF LOW HEAT PORTLAND CEMENT

  Haoran XIA; Luge CHENG; Yuqi REN; Ippei MARUYAMA

  Cement Science and Concrete Technology, 31 Mar. 2026

  
• IMPACT OF DEMOLDING AGE AND DRYING PERIOD ON DEGREE OF HYDRATION OF EARLY AGE CEMENT PASTE

  Qihang TAN; Luge CHENG; Ryo KURIHARA; Ippei MARUYAMA

  Cement Science and Concrete Technology, 31 Mar. 2026

  
• Accelerated carbonation fronts in cement pastes: Mechanistic insights and simplified modeling

  Luge Cheng; Ryo Kurihara; Zhenli Yang; Takahiro Ohkubo; Ryoma Kitagaki; Atsushi Teramoto; Yuya Suda; Ippei Maruyama

  Cement and Concrete Research, Jan. 2026, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• Application of acid digestion-based total inorganic carbon measurement for carbonated cement-based materials

  Ryo Kurihara; Luge Cheng; Ryusei Igami; Zhenzhen Wang; Abudushalamu Aili; Kiyuki Noto; Minako Tanaka; Haruka Takahashi; Ippei Maruyama

  Journal of CO2 Utilization, Dec. 2025

  
• Mechanisms of change in accelerated carbonation progress in cement paste under different relative humidity conditions

  Luge Cheng; Ryo Kurihara; Takahiro Ohkubo; Ryoma Kitagaki; Atsushi Teramoto; Yuya Suda; Ippei Maruyama

  Cement and Concrete Research, Sep. 2025, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• Comparison of accelerated carbonation process of OPC and LC3 under varying relative humidity conditions

  コンクリート工学年次論文集, 15 Jul. 2025, Lead author

  
• Effect of silica powder addition on the early-age hydration of low-heat portland cement paste

  Haoran Xia; Luge Cheng; Zhenli Yang; Ippei Maruyama

  コンクリート工学年次論文集, Jul. 2025

  
• Application of total carbon analysis for carbon dioxide fixation in cementitious materials

  Luge Cheng; Haruka Takahashi; Ippei Maruyama

  Case Studies in Construction Materials, Dec. 2024, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• Plugging effect of fine pore water in OPC and LC3 paste during accelerated carbonation monitored via single-sided nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

  Luge Cheng; Ryo Kurihara; Takahiro Ohkubo; Ryoma Kitagaki; Atsushi Teramoto; Yuya Suda; Ippei Maruyama

  Cement and Concrete Research, Dec. 2024, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• Microstructural evolution of hardened limestone calcined clay cement paste during first drying

  Zhenli Yang; Luge Cheng; Ryo Kurihara; Ippei Maruyama

  コンクリート工学年次論文集, Jul. 2024

  
• Plugging effect of water on carbonation progress of cement paste monitored by 1H-NMR relaxometry measurement

  コンクリート工学年次論文集, Jul. 2024, Lead author

  
• EFFECT OF MIXING PROCEDURES ON CEMENT REACTION AND RESULTANT STRENGTH DEVELOPMENT

  Zhenli YANG; Luge CHENG; Ryo KURIHARA; Ippei MARUYAMA

  Cement Science and Concrete Technology, 29 Mar. 2024

  
• CHANGES IN HYDRATES AND WATER CONTENT OF HARDENED CEMENT PASTE DURING VIRGIN DRYING AND SUBSEQUENT RE-HUMIDIFYING

  Naohiko SAEKI; Luge CHENG; Ryo KURIHARA; Ippei MARUYAMA

  Cement Science and Concrete Technology, 29 Mar. 2024

  
• CHARACTERIZATION OF CAPILLARY PORES OF CARBONATED CEMENT PASTE UNDER DIFFERENT RELATIVE HUMIDITY CONDITIONS BY SEM IMAGE ANALYSIS

  Luge CHENG; Naohiko SAEKI; Ryo KURIHARA; Ippei MARUYAMA

  Cement Science and Concrete Technology, 29 Mar. 2024

  
• Natural carbonation process in cement paste particles in different relative humidities

  Naohiko Saeki; Luge Cheng; Ryo Kurihara; Takahiro Ohkubo; Atsushi Teramoto; Yuya Suda; Ryoma Kitagaki; Ippei Maruyama

  Cement and Concrete Composites, Feb. 2024

  
• A Prediction Method for the Corrosion Rate of Steel Rebar in Carbonated Mortar under Variable Environmental Conditions

  Luge Cheng; Ippei Maruyama

  Journal of Advanced Concrete Technology, 19 Aug. 2023, Lead author

  
• 真空乾燥処理におけるセメント硬化体内の水分の経時変化

  Naohiko Saeki, Luge Cheng, Ryo Kurihara, Ippei Maruyama

  コンクリート工学年次論文集, Jul. 2023

  
• Study on carbonation progress in hardened cement paste associated with moisture penetration

  コンクリート工学年次論文集, Jul. 2023, Lead author

  
• EFFECT OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURE ON STEEL CORROSION RATE IN CHLORIDE CONTAMINATED MORTAR

  Luge CHENG; Ippei MARUYAMA

  Cement Science and Concrete Technology, 31 Mar. 2022, Lead author

  
• Evaluation of Electrical Resistivity of Carbonated Mortar under Different RH Conditions

  コンクリート工学年次論文集,, Jul. 2021, Lead author

  
• Novel Accelerated Test Method for RH Dependency of Steel Corrosion in Carbonated Mortar

  Luge Cheng; Ippei Maruyama; Yuqi Ren

  Journal of Advanced Concrete Technology, 12 Mar. 2021, Lead author

  

Presentations

• Proposal of a new pre-treatment of accelerated carbonation for evaluating material potential

  The 11th International Symposium on Cement and Concrete (ISCC) (Beijing, China), 01 Nov. 2025

  
• 高湿度条件における普通ポルトランドセメントペーストの炭酸化抑制メカニズムの検討

  2025年度日本建築学会大会 (九州), 12 Sep. 2025

  
• Understanding the plugging effect of water retained in fine pores on the carbonation process in cementitious materials

  79th RILEM Annual Week & ICON 2025 (Hanoi, Vietnam), 26 Aug. 2025

  
• Comparison of accelerated carbonation process of OPC and LC3 under varying relative humidity conditions

  JCI Annual Convention 2025 in Morioka, 16 Jul. 2025

  
• 硬化セメントペーストの加速炭酸化に対する新たな前処理方法の提案

  第79回セメント技術大会, 16 May 2025

  
• Effect of Pre-treatment Method on Accelerated Carbonation of Hardened Cement Paste

  The 1st International Conference on Research and Application of Carbonation Technology for Wastes and Concrete (ReACT2024), 12 Nov. 2024

  
• Plugging effect of water on carbonation progress of cement paste monitored by 1H-NMR relaxometry measurement

  JCI Annual Convention 2024 in Matsuyama, 28 Jun. 2024

  
• Roles of slag on corrosion electrochemical measurement in carbonated mortar

  The International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement 2023, 21 Sep. 2023

  
• Analysis of the capillary macro-porosity of carbonated cement paste under different relative humidity conditions

  2023年度日本建築学会大会（近畿）, 07 Jul. 2023

  
• Study on carbonation progress in hardened cement paste associated with moisture penetration

  JCI Annual Convention 2023 in Kyushu, 07 Jul. 2023

  
• Effect of Cover Thickness on Steel Corrosion in Carbonated Mortar under Variable Environmental Conditions

  2022年度日本建築学会大会（北海道）, 07 Sep. 2022

  
• Effect of Relative Humidity on Corrosion of Steel in Carbonated Slag-based Mortar

  コンクリート工学年次大会2022（千葉）, 15 Jul. 2022

  
• Fundamental Study on Effect of High RH and Temperature on Steel Corrosion in Chloride-Containing Mortar

  2021年度日本建築学会大会（東海）, 08 Sep. 2021

  
• Evaluation of Electrical Resistivity of Carbonated Mortar under Different RH Conditions

  コンクリート工学年次大会2021（名古屋）, 08 Jul. 2021

  
• Fundamental Study on Effect of Temperature on Carbonation-induced Corrosion under High RH Condition in Reinforcement Mortar

  第75回セメント技術大会, 26 May 2021

  

Awards

• 25 Feb. 2026

  ２０２６年日本コンクリート工学会賞（奨励賞）
• 15 Jul. 2025

  第７９回セメント技術大会　優秀講演賞（セメント協会）
• 18 Jul. 2025

  第４７回コンクリート工学年次大会　年次論文奨励賞（日本コンクリート工学会）