Hybrid　rocking　walls　have　superior　anti-seismic　redundancy　and　robustness,　which　have　broad　application　prospects.　Traditional　hybrid　rocking　walls　use　mild　steel　or　external　dampers　to　dissipate　energy,　which　do　not　release　the　horizontal　rocking　displacement　of　the　wall　and　can　easily　cause　damage　to　the　dampers,　wall,　and　the　connections　between　them.　In　view　of　these,　this　study　proposed　a　gear-transmission　friction　rocking　wall　system　(GTFD-RW).　Subsequently,　the　3D　finite　element　models　of　GTFD-RWs　were　established　and　validated　against　existing　experimental　results.　On　this　basis,　parametric　analysis　of　the　seismic　performance　of　GTFD-RWs　was　performed,　including　the　axial　compression　ratio,　prestressing　tendon　position,　shear　span　ratio,　and　damping　force　of　GTFD.　And　the　realization　of　design　concept　of　GTFD-RWs　was　discussed.　Finally,　a　restoring　force　model　for　GTFD-RWs　was　proposed　and　verified.　The　results　indicate　that　the　GTFD　can　release　the　horizontal　rocking　displacement　of　GTFD-RWs,　and　effectively　reduce　the　wall　damage.　The　increase　of　axial　compression　ratio　n　will　increase　the　wall　damage　and　an　appropriate　n　range　(around　0.10)　can　better　balance　the　self-centering　ability　and　damage　degree　of　GTFD-RWs.　The　increase　of　position　of　prestressing　tendons　d/b0　(within　the　range　of　0.18–0.32)　and　decrease　of　shear　span　ratio　h/b0　(not　exceed　2.80)　can　significantly　improve　the　self-centering　performance　of　GTFD-RWs.　And　the　increasing　of　damping　force　Fd　can　significantly　improve　the　energy　dissipation　capacity　and　bearing　capacity　of　GTFD-RWs,　while　increase　the　local　damage　to　the　walls　and　reduce　their　relevant　self-centering　capacities.　Thus,　the　damping　force　of　GTFD　is　suggested　to　be　less　than　90　%　of　the　equivalent　yield　force　of　the　pure　wall.　Additionally,　the　proposed　methods　can　accurately　describe　the　seismic　performance　and　resilience　characteristics　of　GTFD-RWs　(error　within　±15　%),　and　can　be　referred　in　the　design　of　novelty　GTFD-RWs.　©　2024　Elsevier　Ltd