A　comparative　study　is　conducted　on　the　seismic　behaviors　of　five　1/2　scale　recycled　concrete　short　columns　with　1.75　shear　span　ratios.　The　stirrup　ratio　in　the　specimens　was　changed　from　0.4%,　0.9%,　to　1.29%　while　the　ratio　of　their　longitudinal　reinforcement　was　the　same.　Crossed　reinforcing　bars　were　set　in　two　of　the　specimens.　Cyclic　loading　test　was　carried　out　for　the　specimens　under　axial　compression　ratio　0.4.　The　stiffness　and　its　degradation,　load-carrying　capacity,　ductility,　hysteretic　behavior,　energy　dissipation　and　failure　phenomena　of　each　short　column　were　analyzed.　Results　show　that,　with　the　increase　of　the　stirrup　ratio　in　the　specimens,　the　shear　failure　of　the　specimens　is　getting　lighter　and　lighter.　And　the　load-carrying　capacity,　ductility,　energy　dissipation　capacity　are　improved　greatly,　but　the　rate　of　the　increase　is　tending　to　slow.　Moreover,　crossed　reinforcing　bars　in　the　short　columns　are　able　to　improve　the　seismic　behavior.　Recycled　concrete　can　be　used　for　structural　columns　with　low　axial　compression　ratio　in　earthquake　area.