The　Energy　Dissipative　Rocking　Column　is　a　novel　seismic　mitigation　device　that　could　effectively　mitigate　maximum　inter-storey　drift　and　drift　concentration　of　low-rise　buildings　under　earthquakes.　This　study　proposed　a　beam-through　configuration　for　the　connections　between　steel　frames　and　Energy　Dissipative　Rocking　Columns　(EDRCs)　to　reduce　the　necessary　workload　in　the　application　of　EDRCs.　The　study　commenced　with　a　cyclic　loading　test　on　a　substructure　composed　of　the　beam-through　EDRC　and　frame　beam-to-EDRC　connections.　Following　the　cyclic　loading　test,　a　simplified　numerical　model　of　the　beam-through　EDRC　was　built　and　validated　against　the　test　results.　Finally,　parametric　studies　were　conducted　to　determine　the　seismic　demand　on　the　beam-to-EDRC　connections.　The　results　showed　that　the　beam-through　EDRCs　have　acceptable　lateral　resisting　and　energy　dissipation　capacity.　The　simplified　numerical　model　could　reasonably　well　predict　the　hysteretic　behaviour　of　the　specimens　with　and　without　the　steel　damper.　The　parametric　study　results,　based　on　hundreds　of　nonlinear　time　history　analyses,　indicated　that　increasing　connection　stiffness　in　the　range　of　0　to　1.5　is　most　effective　in　mitigating　both　maximum　drift　and　drift　concentration.　Moreover,　the　beam-through　EDRC　has　very　close　effectiveness　with　the　conventional　column-through　EDRC　when　the　connection　stiffness　ratio　is　close　to　or　larger　than　4.