Grout-filled　double　skin　tubular　(GFDST)　columns　can　avoid　the　adverse　effects　of　steel　tube　corrosion　on　structural　members　and　decrease　the　self-weight　of　the　members　to　further　reduce　their　response　under　earthquake　action.　A　three-dimensional　solid　numerical　modeling　was　established　with　a　GFDST　column　with　stainless　steel　outer　tube　as　the　object.　The　effect　of　the　stainless　steel　outer　tube　thickness,　the　carbon　steel　inner　tube　width,　and　whether　grout　is　filled　between　the　tubes　on　the　failure　modes,　load–displacement　curves,　and　ultimate　strength　of　GFDST　columns　with　stainless　steel　outer　tubes　were　analyzed　based　on　the　Finite　Element　Modeling　(FEM).　Results　show　that　the　FEM　results　are　in　good　agreement　with　the　experimental　results.　The　failure　modes　of　GFDST　columns　with　stainless　steel　outer　tubes　are　outward　local　buckling,　and　it　can　be　seen　from　the　stress　nephograms　that　the　location　where　buckling　occurs　is　also　the　location　of　high　stress　in　the　member.　With　the　increase　of　stainless　steel　outer　tube　thickness,　the　ultimate　strength　is　increased.　Increasing　the　carbon　steel　inner　tube　width　has　little　effect　on　the　ultimate　strength　of　specimens　with　grout　infilled　and　has　a　significant　effect　on　the　ultimate　strength　of　specimens　without　grout　infilled.　The　load　versus　displacement　curves　obtained　from　experiment　and　FEM　have　an　initial　linear　stage　followed　by　a　transitional　and　plastic　stage.　Subsequently,　the　curves　decrease　slowly.　©　2023,　The　Author(s),　under　exclusive　license　to　Springer　Nature　Singapore　Pte　Ltd.