The　connections　of　cross-laminated　timber　(CLT)　walls　make　up　most　of　the　lateral　resisting　mechanism　and　play　a　crucial　role　in　the　ductility　and　energy　dissipation　of　the　CLT　wall　system.　An　annular　dissipative　connector　formed　by　U-shaped　dampers　was　proposed　to　connect　the　CLT　wall　and　the　steel　beam　foundation.　The　aim　was　to　shift　the　damage　of　the　wall　to　the　energy-consuming　components　to　dissipate　the　seismic　energy　and　protect　the　CLT　wall.　And　the　bearing　load　can　be　predicted　easier,　and　the　connections　can　be　replaced　after　damage.　Static　shear　cyclic　tests　were　performed　on　seven　annular　dissipative　connectors　to　investigate　the　main　shear　performance　such　as　hysteretic　curves,　failure　mechanisms,　bearing　capacities,　stiffness　degradation,　and　energy　dissipation　were　studied.　The　effects　of　different　widths　and　thicknesses　of　steel　plates　on　the　shear　properties　of　the　connections　were　compared.　The　shear　bearing　capacity　of　the　anchored　steel-CLT　end　with　screws　was　theoretically　estimated　mainly　based　on　Eurocode　5,　and　the　calculation　formula　of　the　main　mechanical　parameters　of　the　annular　dissipative　connectors　was　proposed.　And　the　numerical　simulation　of　energy-consuming　nodes’　shear　performance　was　carried　out　based　on　the　finite　element　Abaqus　software.　The　results　showed　that　based　on　the　experimental　research,　the　proposed　calculation　formula　for　shear　resistance　of　the　CLT　anchorage　end,　the　calculation　formula　for　the　mechanical　index　of　the　annular　Q235　damper,　and　the　finite　element　analysis　carried　out　could　provide　a　basis　for　the　design　of　dissipative　connectors　of　CLT　wall.　Except　for　specimen　D8–S86,　the　connections　shifted　the　damage　of　wood　to　the　energy-dissipating　components.　The　calculation　formula　of　the　main　mechanical　performance　index　of　the　annular　damper　could　accurately　predict　the　yield　force,　initial　stiffness,　and　yield　displacement　of　the　dissipative　connectors.　The　established　finite　element　model　could　predict　the　shear　behavior　of　the　dissipative　connectors.　An　excellent　dissipative　connector　(specimen　D8–S55)　for　shear　direction　in　load　capacity　and　energy-dissipating　capacity　was　presented　after　a　series　of　analyses.　The　study　can　provide　technical　support　for　the　engineering　application　of　CLT　structures　in　seismic　areas.　©　2023　Editorial　Department　of　Journal　of　Sichuan　University.　All　rights　reserved.