To　investigate　the　axial　compressive　behavior　of　reinforced　concrete　columns　with　strong　confinement,　a　total　of　five　full-scale　reinforced　concrete　columns　with　stirrup　characteristic　values　in　the　range　0.22　similar　to　0.47　and　section　dimension　600mmx600mm　were　tested　under　concentric　compression　loading.　The　test　results　indicated　that　all　specimens　failed　in　a　similar　way.　The　longitudinal　bars　buckled　in　compression;　the　peripheral　stirrups　bowed　out　and　several　stirrups　fractured;　the　cover　concrete　in　the　mid-height　section　of　specimens　spalled　seriously;　however,　the　core　concrete　of　specimens　was　not　crushed.　The　axial　compressive　bearing　capacity　and　deformation　ability　of　reinforced　concrete　columns　could　be　improved　by　strong　confinement.　When　specimens　reached　the　ultimate　bearing　capacity,　the　longitudinal　reinforcement　yielded　and　provided　axial　bearing　capacity　for　specimens;　the　transverse　reinforcement　reached　tensile　yield　strength　and　provided　effective　confinement　for　the　core　concrete.