“…where s 0 and e 0 are the initial stress and strain in the steel tube, respectively; f s and e s are the yield strength and yield strain of the steel tube, respectively. The preloading issues of CFST column had attracted many researchers' attention and were widely studied in experimental or finite element (FE) theoretical studies (Goode, 2006;Han and Yao, 2003;Huang et al, 2012Huang et al, , 2013Huang et al, , 2015Huo et al, 2011;Li et al, 2012Li et al, , 2013Liew and Xiong, 2009;Qing and Muhammad, 2013;Shi et al, 2012;Xiong and Zha, 2007;Yang and Han, 2009). From these works, it can be concluded that the preloading on the steel tube can affect the behavior of CFST slender beam-column significantly, such as accelerating the yielding of the steel tube, degrading the confinement effect on the concrete core, and reducing the ultimate loading (UL) capacity of the CFST column; therefore, it must be taken into account in design.…”