This work presents an experimental study of the behavior of slender high strength concrete columns under uniaxial eccentric compression loads. Eight columns were tested, divided into two series, one series with concrete of 40 MPa and the other with concrete of 80 MPa at twenty eight days. All columns had a cross-section of 15x25 cm and height of 300 cm. In each series, the variable was the longitudinal reinforcement ratio which assumed four different values. The objective was to verify the values of the eccentricity of second order that should be taken into account in the design of slender high strength concrete columns. The experimental results were compared with theoretical results obtained by the models of the approximated curvature and approximated stiffnes methods prescribed in the NBR6118:2003 code. This comparison showed a good agreement between the experimental and theoretical results.