The　composite　concrete　shear　wall　embedded　with　dense　columns-deep　steel　plate　beams　as　the　core　structure　was　proposed.　In　order　to　investigate　a　high-performance　structure　with　dense　columns-deep　steel　plate　beams,　low　cyclic　loading　experiments　were　carried　out　on　four　specimens　with　different　design　parameters.　Three　section　styles,　including　concrete　filled　square　steel　tube　column,　concrete　filled　circular　steel　tube　column,　and　I-section　steel　column,　were　adopted　for　dense　columns.　The　steel　strengths　of　deep　beams　included　two　grades,　Q235　and　Q345.　The　shear　span　ratios　of　all　the　specimens　were　1.5.　Based　on　the　experiments,　the　load-bearing　capacities,　stiffness　and　deterioration　processes,　ductilities,　hysteretic　behaviors,　energy　dissipations,　damage　and　failure　processes　of　specimens　were　analyzed.　The　load-bearing　capacity　calculation　model　was　established,　and　the　calculation　results　were　in　good　agreement　with　the　test　results.　The　investigation　results　show　that　the　structure　with　＇strong　columns　and　weak　deep　steel　plate　beams＇　can　achieve　the　ductile　yield　mechanism.　Among　three　types　of　dense　columns　with　the　same　steel　consumption,　the　structure　with　circular　steel　tube　columns　has　the　best　seismic　performance.　Compared　with　the　structure　of　Q345,　the　structure　with　steel　deep　beams　of　Q235　has　better　ductility　in　spite　of　lower　load-bearing　capacity.　The　structure　with　dense　columns-deep　steel　plate　beams　has　good　seismic　performance　and　shows　good　ductile　yield　mechanism.　©,　2015,　Southeast　University.　All　right　reserved.