To　investigate　the　seismic　performance　and　to　obtain　quantitative　parameters　for　the　requirement　of　performance-based　bridge　seismic　design　approach,　12　reinforced　concrete　(RC)　hollow　rectangular　bridge　column　specimens　were　tested　under　constant　axial　load　and　cyclic　bending.　Parametric　study　is　carried　out　on　axial　load　ratio,　aspect　ratio,　longitudinal　reinforcement　ratio　and　transverse　reinforcement　ratio.　The　damage　states　of　these　column　specimens　were　related　to　engineering　limit　states　to　determine　the　quantitative　criteria　of　performance-based　bridge　seismic　design.　The　hysteretic　behavior　of　bridge　column　specimens　was　simulated　based　on　the　fiber　model　in　OpenSees　program　and　the　results　of　the　force-displacement　hysteretic　curves　were　well　agreed　with　the　experimental　results.　The　damage　states　of　residual　cracking,　cover　spalling,　and　core　crushing　could　be　well　related　to　engineering　limit　states,　such　as　longitudinal　tensile　strains　of　reinforcement　or　compressive　strains　of　concrete,　etc.　using　cumulative　probability　curves.　The　ductility　coefficient　varying　from　3.71　to　8.29,　and　the　equivalent　viscous　damping　ratio　varying　from　0.19　to　0.31　could　meet　the　requirements　of　seismic　design.