The　inclined　reinforcements　are　configured　in　low-rise　reinforced　concrete　shear　wall　with　single　row　of　steel　bars　and　low　reinforcement　ratio,　which　can　limit　horizontal　shear　slip　at　the　bottom　construction　joints　and　development　of　diagonal　cracks　on　the　wall.　To　investigate　optimization　design　method　of　reinforcements　for　low-rise　concrete　shear　wall　with　single　row　of　steel　bars　and　inclined　reinforcements,　the　cyclic　loading　tests　of　5　shear　walls　with　different　reinforcement　design　were　carried　out.　The　failure　characteristic,　hysteretic　property,　load-carrying　and　deformation　capacity,　stiffness　degradation,　energy　dissipation　and　reinforcement　strain　were　compared　and　analyzed.　The　results　show　that　the　seismic　performance　of　shear　wall　with　inclined　reinforcements　is　better　than　the　wall　without　inclined　reinforcements,　because　the　inclined　reinforcements　can　control　the　shear　deformation　effectively.　If　inclined　reinforcements　are　reasonably　allocated,　energy　dissipation　capacity　of　low-rise　concrete　shear　wall　can　be　significantly　improved　and　higher　performance　price　ratio　of　structural　wall　can　be　obtained.　©　2017,　Editorial　Board　of　Journal　of　Harbin　Institute　of　Technology.　All　right　reserved.