In　view　of　the　proposal　of　embedded　steel　plate　concrete　shear　wall　with　concrete　filled　steel　tube　columns　which　contains　a　new　kind　shear　connector　of　tie-bars　through　the　circular　holes　linking　concrete　layers　on　both　sides　of　the　plate.　In　order　to　prove　the　seismic　performance　of　walls　with　circular　holes　on　the　plate,　three　steel　plate　shear　wall　specimens,　including　the　plate　without　holes　bolted　with　columns,　welded　with　columns,　and　the　perforated　plate　welded　with　columns,　were　tested　under　cyclic　loading.　According　to　the　results,　the　load-bearing　capacity,　ductility,　energy　dissipation,　hysteretic　behavior　and　failure　phenomena　were　analyzed.　It　is　showed　that　the　load-bearing　capacity　of　the　three　specimens　were　quite　close.　However,　the　wall　with　perforated　steel　plate　has　better　ductility,　energy　dissipation　and　hysteretic　behavior.　So,　it　is　an　effective　way　to　improve　the　seismic　performance　of　walls　by　means　of　embedded　perforated　steel　plate　instead　of　ordinary　ones.　©　(2011)　Trans　Tech　Publications.