Lining　internally　a　thin　corrosion　resistance　alloy　(CRA)　layer　within　an　ordinary　carbon　steel　pipe　provides　one　economical　approach,　when　transmitting　highly　corrosive　offshore　hydrocarbons.　The　lined　pipe　is　expected　to　make　optimize　usage　of　the　two　types　of　materials,　providing　significant　corrosion　and　structural　resistance.　Existing　studies　mostly　covered　the　lined　pipe　under　bending,　corresponding　to　the　load　case　during　Reel-lay　procedure.　The　behaviour　of　the　lined　pipe　under　axial　compression,　which　can　be　induced　by　thermal　field　when　transporting　hot　hydrocarbons,　however,　has　received　much　less　attention.　The　present　paper　describes　a　series　of　laboratory　tests　performed　on　lined　pipes,　including　tensile　coupon　tests　of　the　outer　and　the　liner　materials,　initial　geometric　imperfection　measurements　and　lined　pipes　tested　under　axial　compression.　Results　of　the　column　tests　were　used　to　validate　numerical　models　and　employed　for　subsequent　parametric　investigations.　Based　on　the　results,　design　provisions　DNV-OS-F101　and　EN　1993-1-1　were　assessed　for　lined　pipes　under　axial　compression　and　a　buckling　curve　was　proposed　for　lined　pipes　for　the　first　time.