To　obtain　desirable　damage-controllable　frame　structures,　three　1/3-scale,　2-bay,　2-story　steel　fiber　reinforced　high-strength　concrete　frames　with　high-strength　steel　rebars　were　fabricated　and　tested　under　combined　axial　load　and　cyclic　lateral　load.　Under　the　principle　of　equal　strength　design,　three　types　of　columns　with　different　arrangements　of　longitudinal　rebars　were　designed　(i.e.,　the　first　only　reinforced　with　HRB　600　MPa　high-strength　steel　rebars,　the　second　reinforced　with　hybrid　HRB　600　MPa　high-strength　and　1200　MPa　ultra-high-strength　(UHS)　steel　rebars,　and　the　third　only　reinforced　with　UHS　steel　rebars),　while　the　beams　were　generally　reinforced　with　HRB　600　MPa　steel　bars.　The　test　results　reveal　that　all　frames　exhibited　comparative　seismic　performance　and　represented　acceptable　residual　deformation　before　a　lateral　drift　of　3%,　which　can　be　a　promising　alternative　to　traditional　frames.　Incorporating　UHS　rebars　in　frame　columns　could　make　the　inter-story　displacement　distribution　relatively　uniform,　which　would　avoid　the　damage　concentration　in　the　bottom　floor　and　the　collapse　of　the　structure.　Compared　to　the　frame　merely　with　HRB　600　MPa　rebars　in　the　column,　the　frames　with　UHS　rebars　showed　a　positive　lateral　stiffness　in　a　considerable　deformation　range　after　the　formation　of　the　plastic　hinge　in　the　beam,　and　the　residual　displacement　and　residual　crack　width　were　effectively　controlled.　The　proposed　ideal　load-deformation　behavior　of　the　damage-controllable　frame　can　clearly　reflect　the　failure　mechanism　of　the　structure,　and　the　secondary　stiffness　ratios　of　different　stages　can　be　obtained　to　accurately　evaluate　the　damage　control　performance　of　the　structure　at　different　stages.　©　2021　Elsevier　Ltd