The　cracking　behaviors　of　the　reinforced　recycled　aggregate　concrete　(RAC)　beams　both　on　the　beam　surface　and　inside　the　beams　were　experimentally　studied　when　subjected　to　loads　coupled　with　chloride-induced　corrosion　and　were　compared　to　that　of　the　natural　aggregate　concrete　(NAC)　beam.　More　transverse　cracks　caused　by　loads　were　observed　on　the　surface　of　the　RAC　beam　than　on　the　NAC　one　and　the　average　propagating　height　and　width　of　these　cracks　were　smaller　compared　to　those　on　the　NAC　beam.　Surface　cracking　caused　by　steel　corrosion　was　found　to　initiate　earlier　and　propagate　faster　on　the　RAC　beams　than　on　the　NAC　one,　under　loads　together　with　chloride　ingress,　and　the　crack　width　was　significantly　larger.　Inside　the　reinforced　beams,　the　width　of　the　load/corrosion-induced　cracks　was　found　to　develop　in　certain　speeds　along　their　propagating　paths:　the　width　development　models　inside　the　beams　were　likely　to　explain　the　differences　between　the　RAC　and　NAC　beams　in　their　cracking　behaviors　on　the　beam　surfaces.　It　was　also　found　that　the　cracking　caused　by　loads　and　steel　corrosion　can　influence　each　other　mutually.　Despite　the　acceptable　resistance　against　the　load-induced　cracking　of　the　RAC　beams　in　terms　of　the　crack　width　control,　this　paper　suggests　that　RAC＇s　structural　use　in　chloride　environments　should　be　taken　with　great　caution,　considering　the　serious　corrosion　cracking　damages　under　loads　coupled　with　chloride　ingress.　(C)　2019　Elsevier　Ltd.　All　rights　reserved.