| AFRP | Aramid fiber-reinforced polymer |
| BFRP | Basalt fiber-reinforced polymer |
| CCFT | Confined concrete-filled steel tube |
| C-CFRP-SCTWC | Circular CFRP-SCTWC |
| CFRP | Carbon fiber-reinforced polymer |
| CFST | Concrete-filled steel tube |
| DSTC | Double-skin tube column |
| D | Outer diameter of column |
| FRP | Fiber-reinforced polymer |
| FRPCSCTWC | FRP ring-confined SCTWC |
| GFRP | Glass fiber-reinforced polymer |
| HPC | High-performance concrete |
| HPC-CFRP | High-performance concrete CFRP |
| NA | Natural aggregate |
| PET | Polyethylene terephthalate |
| RA | Recycled aggregate |
| RAC | Recycled aggregate concrete |
| RCBA | Recycled clay brick aggregate |
| SCTWC | Steel–concrete composite thin-walled column |
| SEI | Strength enhancement index |
| ECFRP | Elastic modulus of CFRP |
| Ef | Elastic modulus of FRP |
| e | Elongation of steel |
| f′c | Compressive strength of standard concrete cylinders |
| fCFRP | Tensile strength of CFRP |
| ff | Tensile strength of FRP |
| fy | Yield stress of steel tube |
| Nu | Axial load-carrying capacity |
| Nu,c | Calculated axial load-carrying capacity |
| Nu,e | Experimental axial load-carrying capacity |
| εf | Elongation after fracture |
| L | Length of column |
| tf | Thickness of FRP layers |
| ts | Thickness of steel tube |