Abstract:This paper presents a low frequency cyclic loading test for six recycled concrete filled steel tube (RCFS) columns. The main parameters in this study include the recycled coarse aggregate (RCA) replacement percentage and the strength of core concrete. The bearing capacity, stiffness degradation, ductility, energy dissipation capacity and failure pattern of columns with different RCA replacement percentage are experimentally studied. Research findings indicate that the RCFS columns exhibit fine seismic behavior. The energy dissipation ability, ductility and hysteresis performance change slightly with the variation of the RCA replacement percentage and concrete strength. It is also figured out that the bond-slip has little effect on the seismic behavior of the RCFS columns, and the RCA replacement percentage does not influence the bearing capacity of confined recycled concrete columns obviously. Finally, an improved damage assessment model which is based on the Miner principle is developed. The damage level of RCFS columns is better reflected by this model, and the analysis results are in accordance with the test ones.