SummaryThe static performances of 12 steel reinforced concrete (SRC) columns with high encased steel ratios subjected to biaxial bending and axial loadings are studied experimentally. The main design parameters of the specimens in this experiment are the encased steel ratio, axial compression ratio, and shape distribution of the encased steel section. The crack formation, failure processes, bearing capacity, and ductility of the specimens are investigated in detail. The experimental results show that the increased encased steel ratio results in the increased bearing capacity and ductility of the specimens. Furthermore, the stiffness of the specimen degenerates gradually beyond the peak point with an increase in the axial compression ratio. In addition, a more extensive shape distribution of an encased steel section has a positive influence on the ductility of the specimen. A comparison of the yield and peak bearing capacities between the experimental results of this study and the predictions according to Eurocode 4 also highlights that Eurocode 4 would underestimate the bearing capacity of SRC columns with high encased steel ratios because it ignores the confinement of concrete provided from the steel section and hoops and it employs a conservative prediction approach for the simplified axial load‐bending moment curve.