Compared　with　natural　sand,　manufactured　sand　(MS)　is　more　economical　and　environmentally　friendly.　This　paper　experimentally　evaluates　the　axial　compressive　behavior　of　circular　steel　tube　short　columns　filled　with　manufactured　sand　concrete　(MS-CFT).　63　specimens　were　designed　and　tested　to　study　the　following　test　parameters:　the　source　of　sand,　the　content　of　stone　powder,　the　diameter-to-thickness　ratio　of　steel　tube,　and　the　compressive　strength　of　concrete　infill.　Test　results　showed　that　the　axial　compressive　strength　of　MS-CFT　short　columns　increased　with　reducing　the　diameter-to-thickness　ratio　of　steel　tube　or　increasing　the　compressive　strength　of　concrete　infill,　but　was　not　appreciably　affected　by　the　type　of　stone　used　to　manufacture　the　sand　or　the　content　of　stone　powder.　Several　design　codes　for　conventional　CFT　columns　were　used　to　estimate　the　axial　compressive　capacities　of　the　MS-CFT　specimens　tested　in　this　experimental　program　to　evaluate　the　applicability　of　these　codes.　It　was　shown　that　these　design　codes　could　provide　conservative　estimations.　©　2020　Elsevier　Ltd