In　order　to　investigate　the　compression　performance　of　high　strength　recycled　RC　columns　under　small　eccentric　loading,　two　high　strength　full　scale　normal　concrete　columns　and　two　high　strength　full　scale　recycled　concrete　columns　were　designed　and　tested　under　repeated　uniaxial　compression　loading.　The　compression　failure　characteristics,load-bearing　capacity,stiffness　degradation,　load-lateral　deflection　curves,strain　distribution　on　the　cross-section　and　energy　dissipation　were　analyzed.　The　results　show　that　the　failure　characteristics　and　the　performance　degradation　of　the　high　strength　recycled　concrete　columns　and　the　high　strength　normal　concrete　columns　are　similar.　Under　the　condition　of　the　same　concrete　strength,　sectional　area　and　reinforcement　ratio,　the　compression　performances　of　the　circular　section　columns　are　obviously　better　than　the　square　section　columns,　and　the　compression　performances　of　recycled　concrete　columns　are　slightly　better　than　the　normal　concrete　columns.In　the　design　of　the　high　strength　small　recycled　concrete　columns　under　small　eccentric　loading,　the　related　calculating　formula　in　the　GB　50010-2010　＇Code　for　design　of　concrete　structures＇　can　be　used　to　calculate　the　load-bearing　capacity　with　the　modification　for　the　strength　of　the　recycled　concrete.　©　2016,　Editorial　Office　of　Journal　of　Building　Structures.　All　right　reserved.