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Kanematsu Lab
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The lab studies the durability, maintenance and preservation, and environmental impact reduction of concrete from the viewpoint of building materials.
AboutAbout the lab
A new future created by building materials science.
The Kanematsu Lab conducts research centered on building materials science and concrete engineering, from the perspectives of durability, maintenance and preservation, and reduction of environmental impact.
The lab's research introduction page lists the challenges it works on, including durability design of reinforced concrete structures, methods for maintaining and preserving buildings, technologies using neutrons, and low-environmental-impact material technologies.
Lab visits are accepted at any time for third-year students in the Department of Architecture.
Key terms
- Carbonation
- A phenomenon in which the alkalinity of concrete decreases under the influence of carbon dioxide.
- Non-destructive testing
- Testing that examines the internal condition of an object without destroying it. In this lab, it is used to assess the deterioration of concrete.
- Neutron imaging
- A technology that uses neutrons to capture images of the inside of an object.
ResearchResearch themes
The Kanematsu Lab conducts research centered on building materials science and concrete engineering, from the perspectives of durability, maintenance and preservation, and reduction of environmental impact. The research introduction page presents the challenges the lab currently works on, organized by field.
*Illustrative imageNew durability design for reinforced concrete
The lab surveys existing reinforced concrete buildings on site to investigate how microclimatic conditions affect structures. It also works on how the progress of carbonation depends on humidity and carbon dioxide concentration, and on clarifying the corrosion of reinforcing bars.
*Illustrative imageDevelopment of maintenance and preservation methods for buildings
The lab develops methods for maintaining and preserving buildings. It is developing drones for building maintenance and improving the accuracy of non-destructive testing used to assess concrete deterioration, with application to existing structures.
*Illustrative imageReinforced concrete research using neutrons
The lab applies neutron-based techniques to reinforced concrete construction. It aims to clarify explosive spalling using neutron imaging at high temperatures, and also works on a technique that uses neutron diffraction to measure the stress in reinforcing bars without destroying them.
*Illustrative imageLow-environmental-impact materials and new materials
The lab develops low-environmental-impact material technologies and new material technologies. Its work includes developing 3D printing technology using geopolymers, clarifying the conditions for calcium carbonate precipitation through pH control, and developing hardened materials.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Kanematsu Lab consist of a Professor, an Assistant Professor, Visiting Professors, Visiting Researchers, and students in the doctoral, master's, and undergraduate programs.As of 2025
- ProfessorManabu Kanematsu
- Assistant ProfessorJunho Kim
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Fake stone concrete staircase” Ingwik / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- New durability design for reinforced concrete: “Reinforced concrete rusted rebars german bunkers Pointe du Hoc” Jebulon / CC0 (cropped)
- Development of maintenance and preservation methods for buildings: “Building Water Dams ( )” Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Reinforced concrete research using neutrons: “Concrete boom pump truck” Bernardobenzecry / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Low-environmental-impact materials and new materials: “The World's Longest 3D Printed Concrete Bridge” Municipality of Nijmegen/Michiel van der Kley / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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