In　this　study,　five　1/4　scaled　shaking　table　tests　were　conducted　to　investigate　the　seismic　performance　of　reinforced　concrete　coupled　shear　walls　with　single　layer　of　web　reinforcement　and　inclined　steel　bars.　The　five　tested　coupled　shear　walls　included　three　models　with　normal　opening　ratio　(19%)　and　two　models　with　large　hole　ratio　(27%).　The　three　models　with　normal　opening　included　one　model　with　single　layer　of　web　reinforcement,　two　models　with　single　layer　of　web　reinforcement　and　75　degrees　inclined　steel　bars　in　the　limbs＇　web　or　at　the　bottom.　Two　reinforced　concrete　coupled　shear　walls　with　large　hole　and　single　row　of　reinforcements　also　were　tested　with　inclined　reinforcements　or　without　them.　The　dynamic　characteristics,　dynamic　response,　and　failure　mode　of　each　model　were　compared　and　analyzed.　The　test　and　analysis　results　demonstrate　that　the　inclined　steel　bars　are　identified　as　an　efficient　means　of　limiting　overall　deformation,　increasing　energy　dissipation,　and　reducing　the　possible　damage　by　earthquake　for　reinforced　concrete　coupled　shear　walls　with　single　layer　of　web　reinforcement.　Thus,　reinforced　concrete　coupled　shear　walls　with　inclined　steel　bars　have　better　seismic　performance　than　reinforced　concrete　coupled　shear　walls　without　inclined　steel　bars.　With　appropriate　design,　reinforced　concrete　coupled　shear　walls　with　single　layer　of　web　reinforcement　and　inclined　steel　bars　can　be　applied　in　multi-story　buildings.