Due　to　the　passive　confinement　provided　by　the　steel　jacket　for　the　concrete　core,　the　behaviour　of　the　concrete　in　a　concrete-filled　steel　tubular　(CFST)　column　is　always　very　challenging　to　be　accurately　modelled.　Although　considerable　efforts　have　been　made　in　the　past　to　develop　finite　element　(FE)　models　for　CFST　columns,　these　models　may　not　be　suitable　to　be　used　in　some　cases,　especially　when　considering　the　fast　development　and　utilisation　of　high-strength　concrete　and/or　thin-walled　steel　tubes　in　recent　times.　A　wide　range　of　experimental　data　is　collected　in　this　paper　and　used　to　develop　refined　FE　models　to　simulate　CFST　stub　columns　under　axial　compression.　The　simulation　is　based　on　the　concrete　damaged　plasticity　material　model,　where　a　new　strain　hardening/softening　function　is　developed　for　confined　concrete　and　new　models　are　introduced　for　a　few　material　parameters　used　in　the　concrete　model.　The　prediction　accuracy　from　the　current　model　is　compared　with　that　of　an　existing　FE　model,　which　has　been　well　established　and　widely　used　by　many　researchers.　The　comparison　indicates　that　the　new　model　is　more　versatile　and　accurate　to　be　used　in　modelling　CFST　stub　columns,　even　when　high-strength　concrete　and/or　thin-walled　tubes　are　used.　©　2013　Elsevier　Ltd.