Xiaoguang Chen is Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at Xi'an Jiaotong University. He holds a PhD in the field of Industrial Science and Technology from KU Leuven. He specialises in the recycling of construction materials. His work has been supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), the Ministry of Education of China (MOE), the China Scholarship Council (CSC), and the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST). His work has been published in SCI-indexed journals, including CCC, CBM, and ACI.

2024.06 - Present Assistant professor at Xi'an Jiaotong University

2023.06 - 2024.06 Post-doc at Xi'an Jiaotong University

2018.08 - 2022.12 PhD in Engineering Technology from KU Leuven

2015.09 - 2018.07 MSc in Civil Engineering from North China University of Technology

2017.05 - 2017.08 Visiting student at KU Leuven

2013.09 - 2015.06 Minor in Interior Design at Beijing Forestry University

2011.08 - 2015.06 BSc in Civil Engineering from University of Science and Technology Beijing

Interests

1. Prediction model of recycled aggregate concrete

2. Quality control of recycled aggregate concrete

3. Recovery technology and induatrial development of C&D waste

Fundings

1. National Natural Science Foundation of China, Study on the quantification basis of compensation water for recycled aggregate concrete considering water dynamic migration (52508309), 2026.01-2028.12, CNY 300,000, coordinator;

2. China Association for Science and Technology, The development path of new productive forces of recycling industry (XMSB20240710042), 2024.08-2025.01, CNY 30,000, coordinator;

3. Technology Innovation Centre for Land Engineering and Human Settlements by Shaanxi Land Engineering Construction Group Co., Ltd and Xi'an Jiaotong University, Eco-friendly slope protection materials based on calcined coal gangue powder (201912131-D3), 2024.01-2026.12, CNY 250,000, coordinator.

International journal articles

1. X. Chen, H. Hao, J. de Brito, G. Liu, J. Wang, Discussion of the implementation of water compensation methods for recycled aggregate concrete: A critical review, Cem. Concr. Compos. 161 (2025) 106080, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2025.106080.

2. G. He, D. Kong, X. Chen, S. Fan, T. Meng, J. Li, Preparation of C-S-H gels by mechanochemistry and its influences on properties of super-retarded cement-based materials with sucrose, Cem. Concr. Compos. 153 (2024) 105734, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2024.105734.

3. X. Chen, Z. Sierens, J. Li, Load-bearing capacity of precast recycled aggregate concrete column-to-column connections, Mag. Concr. Res. 76 (2024) (6) 292-302, https://doi.org/10.1680/jmacr.23.00109.

4. X. Chen, E. Gruyaert, Ö. Cizer, J. Li, The effect of water absorption distribution of recycled coarse aggregate on the compressive strength distribution of high-performance concrete, Mater. Constr. 73 (2023) (352) e330, https://doi.org/10.3989/mc.2023.350123.

5. X. Chen, Z. Sierens, E. Gruyaert, J. Li, Precast concrete wall panels incorporating mixed recycled aggregates, ACI Mater. J. 120 (2023) (1) 75-88, https://doi.org/10.14359/51737333.

6. X. Chen, L. Capiau, I. Reynaert, K. Zheng, E. Gruyaert, J. Li, Comparative study on modelling concrete properties using physical and mechanical properties of recycled coarse aggregate, Constr. Build. Mater. 345 (2022) 128249, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.128249.

7. X. Chen, E. Gruyaert, J. Li, Modelling the effect of coarse recycled concrete aggregate on compressive strength of Portland cement concrete using volume fraction-based approach, Constr. Build. Mater. 309 (2021) 125159, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.125159.

Chinese journal articles

1. X. Chen, W. Wang, T. Song, J. Wang, Four pathways to foster new quality productive forces in China's construction and demolition waste treatment industry, Mater. Rep. 40 (2026) (20) 25110097, https://doi.org/10.11896/cldb.25110097 (In Chinese).

2. W. Zhao, X. Chen, S. Liu, L. Zhang, J. Wang, Effect of preparation methods on the vertical distribution of permeability coefficient of permeable concrete, New Build. Mater. (2026) (in press).

3. X. Chen, W. Zhao, X. Ji, J. Wang, The history, state-of-the-art and approaches to achieving high-performance of permeable concrete, Mater. Rep. 38 (2024) (24) 121-129, https://doi.org/10.11896/cldb.23100172 (In Chinese).
   

4. X. Chen, Z. Sierens, T. Qu, J. Li, Experimental study on mixture proport ion design of recycled aggregate concrete using small part icle size of recycled concrete aggregates, Concr. (2018) (10) 99-101, https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-3550.2018.10.024 (In Chinese).

Conference proceedings

1. X. Chen, H. Vanoutrive, E. Gruyaert, J. Li, Properties of high-performance concrete with coarse recycled concrete aggregate for precast industry, Proc. of the 75th RILEM Annual Week 2021, Springer, Cham, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21735-7_104.

2. X. Chen, Z. Sierens, B. Vandevyvere, J. Li, Experimental Study on the Optimization of Crushed Limestone Sand as Partial Replacement of Sea Sand in Concrete, Proc. of iiSBE Forum of Young Researchers in Sustainable Building 2019, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, 2019, https://cde.nus.edu.sg/dbe/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2019/12/YRSB19_win.pdf. 

Patents

Lecturer

• 2025 - 2026 Frontiers and developments in green and smart construction materials (ARCH544622)

Assistant

• 2025 - 2026 Composite structure design (CIVL544622)

• 2024 - 2025 Seismic design of engineering structure (CIVL544522)

• 2021 - 2022 Stage bouwkunde (B-KUL-B3036T)

• 2019 - 2021 Ruimtelijk inzicht en CAD (B-KUL-B51186)

• 2019 - 2021 Masterproef bouwkunde (B-KUL-B3040T)

• 2018 - 2021 Projectwork recycling (B-KUL-B5021T)

• 2018 - 2020 Laboratorium bouwkunde (B-KUL-B5156N)

Fundings

1. Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJG2025017), 2025.10-2027.09, CNY 50,000, participant.

Bachelor's thesis

• 2025 Tao Song (A-)

Editorial Board Member of Scientific Reports

Young Member of RILEM

6th Symposium on Solid Waste Treatment and Ecological Materials, Orals, Shanghai, 2025.

Youth Talent of Sci-Tech Think Tank, 2024

Young Talent of Xi'an Jiaotong University, 2024

National Introduced Postdoctoral Talent, 2023

Doctoral Scholarship from China Scholarship Council, 2018

Outstanding Graduate of Higher Education Institutions in Beijing, 2018