CFST-RC　column　is　modified　from　CFST　laced　column　in　which　CFST　members　are　connected　with　RC　web　instead　of　steel　bracings.　The　CFST-RC　column　has　excellent　static　and　earthquake　resistant　properties,　such　as　high　strength,　high　ductility　and　large　energy　absorption　capacity.　CFST-RC　columns　have　been　adopted　as　piers　in　Ganhaizi　Bridge　in　high　seismic　risk　zone　with　a　highest　pier　of　107m.　The　experimental　investigation　on　scaled　models　of　similar　type　of　the　CFST-RC　pier　are　carried　out.　Under　cyclic　loading,　the　hysteretic　performance　of　CFST-RC　columns,　such　as　failure　modes,　ductility,　load　displacement　hysteretic　curves,　energy　absorption　capacity,　strength　and　stiffness　degradation　are　studied　in　this　paper.　(C)　2017　The　Authors.　Published　by　Elsevier　Ltd.　This　is　an　open　access　article　under　the　CC　BY　-NC　-ND　license　(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).