Shear wall systems are the most commonly used lateral-load resisting systems in high-rise buildings. The building of nonlinear dynamic analysis model is the basis for calculating earthquake response. The work further investigates several nonlinear dynamic analysis models at home and abroad for RC shear wall. Classified and brief comments about the existing drawbacks of these models are conducted. Hysteretic rules, relative parameters and the applicability of these models are also discussed in detail. Lastly, some useful suggestions are proposed for the further research.

Shear wall systems are the most commonly used lateral load resisting systems in high seismic zones because they provide significant lateral strength, stiffness, and deformation capacity. The work further investigates the seismic performance of different kinds of shear walls. Classified and brief comments about the seismic performance and the exist drawback of different kinds of shear walls and its application are conducted. Lastly, some useful suggestions and a new structure are proposed for the further research.

Short-leg shear wall is a new type of structure form, which is widely used and developed in our country for its reasonable architectural function, mechanical performance and engineering cost. The work further investigates the seismic performance of three kinds of short-leg shear wall. Classified and brief comments about the seismic performance and the exist drawback of the three kinds of shear wall and its application are conducted. Lastly, some useful suggestions and a new structure: Steel reinforced concrete short-leg shear wall with concealed bracing are proposed for the further research.

Restoring force model is a simplified mathematical model derived from restoring force-deformation curves in lots of tests. Selecting a reasonable restoring force model is the basis of conducting dynamic nonlinear analysis of structure. The work further investigates the advantage and disadvantage of the restoring force models presented in this paper. Classified and brief comments about the existing drawbacks of restoring force models and its application are conducted. Lastly, some useful suggestions are proposed for the further research.

To study the seismic behavior of short pier shear wall, 6 short pier shear wall specimens are tested under low cyclic loading with axial load ratio of 0.2. Hysteretic rules and stiffness degradation rate are determined base on test results and feature points are defined by theory, restoring force model that considers the effect of two loading direction to hysteretic characteristics is proposed based on test research, which could be applied to the nonlinear dynamic analysis of the structure.