Based on equilibrium and compatibility conditions, as well as a soften
ing stress-strain relationship for concrete, a truss model theory was
presented to predict the behavior of low-rise structural walls under s
tatic loads. In this paper, shake table tests on low-rise structural w
alls are performed, so that the previously proposed truss model theory
can be examined by the test results, and the effect of acceleration f
requency on such walls is studied. It is found that both the experimen
tal ductility and dissipated energy decrease with increasing accelerat
ion frequency, and when such walls are subjected to dynamic forces, th
e static truss model theory call be used for the prediction of the she
ar strength, but not for the prediction of the displacement at the max
imum shear force.