The　authors　proposed　an　innovative　concrete　shear　wall,　a　concrete　shear　wall　with　a　single　layer　of　web　reinforcement　and　inclined　steel　bars.　This　arrangement　of　inclined　steel　bars　was　designed　to　enhance　the　wall＇s　seismic　performance.　The　dynamic　behaviours　of　mid-rise　concrete　shear　walls,　each　with　a　single　layer　of　web　reinforcement　and　inclined　steel　bars,　were　investigated　in　the　paper.　Four　mid-rise　shear　walls,　each　with　a　single　layer　of　web　reinforcement,　were　tested　in　this　project.　The　web　reinforcement　and　the　arrangement　of　the　inclined　steel　bars　were　taken　as　major　test　variables.　The　dynamic　characteristics　and　responses　of　all　specimens　at　different　loading　stages　were　determined　experimentally,　and　a　comparison　of　failure　modes　was　performed.　The　earthquake　response　time　history　analysis　of　each　specimen　was　also　conducted　using　the　finite　element　software　ABAQUS.　Based　on　test,　the　dynamic　characteristics,　dynamic　responses　and　failure　mode　of　each　model　under　elastic　and　elastic-plastic　deformation　stages　were　compared　and　analysed.　The　results　show　that　the　configuration　of　inclined　steel　bars　can　effectively　improve　the　seismic　capacity　and　decrease　the　earthquake　damage　of　mid-rise　concrete　shear　walls　with　a　single　layer　of　web　reinforcement.