@article { , title = {Study on Crack Width and Crack Resistance of Eccentrically Tensioned Steel-Reinforced Concrete Members Prestressed by CFRP Tendons}, abstract = {In recent decades, steel-reinforced concrete (SRC) members under eccentrical tension have been adopted more frequently in modern buildings due to the constraints of more complex structural design/detailing that accompanying contemporary architectural creations. Crack resistance of this type of structures has become a critical design consideration but received insufficient research attention in the past. In this context, the anti-cracking performance of prestressed SRC columns reinforced with CFRP tendons under eccentric tensile loads is investigated experimentally and analytically with the following first-hand experimental validations: 1) prestressed CFRP tendons can well strengthen SRC columns under eccentric tensile load and restrain the crack propagation; 2) an increase in the load eccentricity progressively weakened the influence of prestressing tension level on the cracking load; 3) specimens with the higher prestressed tension level, larger longitudinal reinforcement diameter, and flange thickness exhibited greater crack resistance capacity. Furthermore, the plane-section assumption was also validated in this study. A test data-enhanced analytical method was proposed for determining the cracking load of PSRC columns.}, doi = {10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.113651}, issn = {0141-0296}, publicationstatus = {Published}, publisher = {Elsevier}, url = {http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2824538}, volume = {252}, keyword = {Civil Engineering, Culture and Communities, steel-reinforced concrete, crack resistance, eccentric tension, bonded prestressed CFRP tendon, prestressed steel-reinforced concrete}, year = {2022}, author = {Deng, Yu and Gui, Jinyang and Zhang, Hexin and Taliercio, Alberto and Zhang, Peng and Wong, Simon H F and Sukontasukkul, Piti and Khan, Afrasyab and Li, Lin and Tang, Yunchao and Chen, Xingyu} }