To　study　the　seismic　behavior　of　precast　reinforced　concrete　columns　with　longitudinal　reinforcement　spliced　by　compressive　sleeves,　quasi-static　tests　of　eight　columns　of　500　mm×500　mm　cross　section　were　conducted.　Among　them,　seven　were　precast　columns　with　characteristic　stirrup　ratios　from　0.15　to　0.187　and　axial　load　ratios　from　0.65　to　0.80,　whereas　one　was　a　cast-in-place　column.　The　test　results　indicate　that　the　compressive　sleeve　connectors　could　effectively　transfer　the　tensile　and　compressive　force　of　steel　bars.　The　failure　process　and　failure　mode　of　the　precast　columns　were　similar　to　those　of　the　cast-in-place　column.　The　lateral　load-displacement　hysteretic　loops　of　the　precast　columns　were　plump.　The　experimental　eccentrically　compressive　strength　was　1.26~1.42　times　the　calculated　value.　The　ultimate　drift　ratios　ranged　from　1/42　to　1/26.　The　compressive　sleeve　connector　can　be　used　to　connect　longitudinal　reinforcement　in　precast　reinforced　concrete　columns　designed　to　resist　seismic　actions.　©　2016,　Engineering　Mechanics　Press.　All　right　reserved.