Summary The behavior of reinforced concrete members subjected to seismic loads is mainly based on the ultimate strength of concrete and its ductility. Based on this, an additional configuration of transverse reinforcement using high‐strength multiple‐tied‐spiral was proposed to improve the strength and ductility of concrete. In this paper, an experimental study of a number of axial loading tests on reinforced concrete columns confined with high‐strength multiple‐tied‐spiral transverse reinforcement is described. The effects of spacing of circular spiral and rectangular hoop, the confined area of circular spiral and concrete strength on axial behavior of confined concrete were investigated. The formulas of confined compressive strength and corresponding axial strain, factor to control the slope of descending branch, and stress in high‐strength circular spiral at confined strength are proposed based on the test results. A stress–strain model is also proposed that is found to give reasonably good prediction of the experimental behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) columns confined by high‐strength multiple‐tied‐spiral transverse reinforcement.

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