To　improve　construction　efficiency　and　fully　leverage　the　assembly　advantages　of　prefabricated　structures,　a　dry　connection　method　for　prefabricated　RC-coupled　shear　walls　is　proposed.　This　method　uses　high-strength　bolts　and　pre-embedded　connection　steel　plates　to　achieve　rapid　dry　connection　at　the　gap　between　the　coupling　beams　of　the　coupled　shear　walls.　To　study　the　seismic　performance　of　prefabricated　coupled　shear　walls　connected　by　dry　connection,　1　cast-in-place　wall　and　1　prefabricated　coupled　shear　walls　were　designed　and　tested　under　low-cycle　repeated　loading.　The　results　indicate　that　the　dry　connection　joints　can　transmit　the　interaction　forces　between　prefabricated　coupled　shear　walls,　achieving　the　performance　objectives　of　“strong　wall　limbs　and　weak　coupling　beams”;　The　hysteresis　characteristics　of　the　dry-connected　prefabricated　coupled　wall　are　like　those　of　the　cast-in-place　coupled　wall,　with　similar　initial　elastic　stiffness.　However,　the　deformation　of　the　joints　leads　to　a　decrease　in　the　stiffness　and　bearing　capacity　of　the　wall,　but　its　deformation　and　energy　dissipation　capacity　are　stronger.　Based　on　the　experimental　results,　the　proposed　method　for　calculating　the　bearing　capacity　of　prefabricated　RC-coupled　walls　with　dry　connection　reflects　the　force　transmission　characteristics　of　dry　connection　joints　and　can　be　used　for　the　analysis　and　design　of　this　connection　form.　©　2024　Science　Press.　All　rights　reserved.