A lateral loading test of six reinforced concrete shear walls subjected to an eccentric tensile axial force was carried out to examine their shear behavior. Next facts ware confirmed on the shear strength of the walls subjected to an eccentric tensile axial force. The test results can be evaluat by the shear strength equation [2] considering axial tensile stress. The calculated values given by the (AIJ "Design Guidelines for Earthquake Resistant Reinforced Concrete Buildings Based on Inelastic Displacement Concept") equation [3] are a little lower than the test results
