Based　on　the　capability　design　principle　and　design　concept　of　earthquake-resilient　structure,　this　paper　proposes　a　box-section　high　pier　composed　of　four-limb　concrete-filled　steel　tubular　(CFST)　columns　and　low　yield　point　(LYP)　steel　plates　as　replaceable　components,　thus　improving　the　seismic　performance　of　a　bridge　comprising　conventional　RC　tall　piers.　A　set　of　1/　10　scale　specimens　were　designed　and　manufactured.　Then,　to　investigate　the　effects　of　the　eccentricity　ratio　of　load　and　the　thickness　of　the　LYP　steel　plate　on　the　compression　performance　of　the　proposed　composite　tall　pier,　axial　and　eccentric　compression　tests　were　conducted.　The　test　results　demonstrated　that　under　axial　compression,　the　four-limb　CFST　columns　worked　collaboratively　well.　In　particular,　the　compression　became　increasingly　larger　until　the　specimen　was　broken　and　the　test　was　terminated,　after　which　the　four-limb　tube-LYP　steel　plates　yielded,　and　the　confinement　of　steel　tube　ferrule　to　the　concrete　core　took　full　effect.　Furthermore,　the　specimen　exhibited　compression-bending　failure.　When　the　loading　eccentricity　ratio　was　less　than　0.　405,　the　four-limb　CFST　columns　were　in　full　section　compression.　The　longitudinal　strains　of　the　composite　section　basically　met　the　＇assumption　of　plane-section＇　and　＇assumption　of　quasi-plane-section＇　at　the　elastic　and　elastic-plastic　stages,　respectively.　The　specimens　also　exhibited　global　press-bending　failure　as　the　tests　were　terminated.　Furthermore,　the　stresses　of　steel　beams　were　small　and　only　played　a　role　in　tectonism.　Finally,　increasing　the　thickness　of　LYP　steel　plates　enhanced　the　bending　stiffness　and　compressive　bearing　capacity　while　reducing　the　lateral　deflection.　Therefore,　the　effects　of　the　＇bearing　components＇　should　be　considered　in　the　computation　of　the　compressive　capacity.　©　2024　Editorial　Board　of　Journal　of　Harbin　Engineering.　All　rights　reserved.