To　reduce　the　possible　adverse　effects　of　axial　tensile　force　on　reinforced　concrete　(RC)　walls,　bonded　prestressed　concrete　(PC)　walls　are　recommended　for　use　in　high-rise　buildings.　These　could　offer　an　initial　axial　compressive　load　to　balance　the　possible　axial　tensile　force　of　a　RC　wall　induced　by　strong　ground　motions.　In　this　study,　three　PC　short-leg　walls　with　a　high-aspect-ratio　of　2.0　were　tested　for　various　loading　patterns,　including　constant　axial　forces　and　variable　axial　forces,　combined　with　cyclic　shear　loading.　Test　results　indicated　that　failure　modes　varied　with　loading　patterns,　including　flexure-shear　failure　(coupled　constant　axial　tension　and　cyclic　shear　loading),　shear　compression　failure　(coupled　constant　axial　compression　and　cyclic　shear　loading),　and　flexure　failure　(coupled　variable　axial　forces　and　cyclic　shear　loading).　Variable　axial　forces　led　to　the　normalized　tension-shear　strength　and　compressive-shear　strength　of　PC　short-leg　walls　decreasing　by　8.5%　and　9.1%,　respectively,　and　the　tension-shear　ultimate　ratio　decreasing　by　35%.　The　ultimate　drift　ratio　of　PC　short-leg　walls　ranged　from　1.8%　to　3.7%.　Variable　axial　loads　decreased　the　pre-yield　secant　stiffness　in　tension-shear　and　compressionshear　loading,　while　the　influence　on　post-yield　secant　stiffness　was　less　pronounced.　Variable　axial　forces　did　not　increase　the　maximum　crack　width　of　PC　short-leg　walls,　but　clearly　decreased　the　accumulated　energy　of　PC　short-leg　walls　as　they　changed　the　shape　of　hysteretic　curves.　Finally,　a　finite　element　model　of　PC　short-leg　walls　was　developed　and　the　accuracy　of　the　model　was　evaluated　using　experiment　results,　including　its　hysteretic　characteristics　and　lateral　displacement　profiles.