Concrete filled tubular (CFT) columns have been utilized in recent years as they have many advantages over standard steel or reinforced concrete, exhibiting generally superior physical properties for their purposed applications. The principle of the CFT column has led to the design of the "Can‟, the most dominant type of longwall support in use in Western underground mining today. There is still room for improvement of the "Can‟ design, primarily in its handling and transportation while underground. The key to this is to use lighter materials such as fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites which still possess high strength and durability as well as corrosion resistance which steel lacks. This research project focused on determining the failure modes and general behaviour of FRP confined CFT columns under static uniaxial compression to as a prelude to studies investigating the replacement of the steel tube of the "Can‟ with FRP composites. Five FRP specimens were produced by an external manufacturer and were core filled with structural grade concrete cured for 7 days. These specimens varied in diameter to thickness and length todiameter aspect ratios which would form the basis of comparisons between failure modes, confined concrete strength and response to uniaxial compression. Four FRP coupons were produced andtensile tested using an extensometer to determine the actual mechanical properties of the composite used. The CFT specimens were load tested under uniaxial compression using load control; strain gauges were used to determine the axial and radial strains of each specimen. Two analytical models were selected to predict the confined concrete strength of each specimen. Results of the analysis showed that an increase in the length to diameter ratio led to a global buckling failure and correspondingly a reduction in this parameter led to a preferable axial yielding failure. Based upon both predicted and experimental capacities it was confirmed that an optimalcombination of aspect ratios should be designed to yield the best possible concrete compressivestrength and failure mode. In all cases except one the FRP jackets failed prematurely in hoop tension leading to the conclusion that stronger FRP composites than the one used in this study should be used in future research. Confined concrete experienced strength increases of up to 184% over the unconfined compressive strength showing that FRP serves as a suitable confinement material for concrete.