## 6 Summary and Conclusions  
This paper presents an experimental and numerical study of the prefabricated reinforced masonry shear walls (PRMSWs). Five full-scale fully-grouted PRMSWs were tested under a reversed lateral cyclic test and simulated by ABAQUS. The seismic performance of the specimens was studied based on the failure mode, hysteresis curve, stiffness degradation, lateral drift, ductility, and energy dissipation capacity.  
The main findings and conclusions of the research are summarized as follows:  
1. The PRMSW exhibited acceptable flexural capacities and seismic performance stability under cyclic loading.
2. The distribution of the vertical rebar had an effect on the inelastic behavior of the shear wall. The specimens with concentrated vertical rebar at the sides exhibited relatively higher load capacity and less ductility compared to the walls with evenly distributed rebar, under the same  
Figure 17: Envelope curves of test results and numerical analysis: (**a**) PMW-1; (**b**) PMW-2; (**c**) PMW-3A/B; and (**d**) PMW-4.  
vertical reinforcement ratio. Nonetheless, minimal influence from the distribution of the vertical reinforcement was found on the stiffness degradation of the PRMSW.
3. Axial stress had a significant influence on the seismic performance of the PRMSW. The increase of the axial stress lead to higher flexural strength and initial stiffness but the more brittle inelastic behavior of the PRMSW.
4. The PRMSW showed excellent ductile behavior in the plastic stage. The average drift values of the specimens at failure ranged from 0.95% to 1.40%, and the PRMSW under seismic design could be assigned the inelastic drift limit value of 1/120. The PRMSW exhibited favorable energy capacity, and the specimens with a lower axial stress and evenly distributed rebar exhibited a more efficient energy dissipation. The equivalent viscous damping ratio of the PRMSW was 9% to 13% at ultimate load.
5. The finite element simulation of the PRMSW basically agrees well with the experimental results. The results obtained from the numerical analysis indicate that the concrete damaged plasticity model in ABAQUS can be used for the seismic performance simulation of the prefabricated reinforced masonry shear walls.  
In conclusion, this paper investigated the seismic performance of the new type of PRMSW failing in flexure, and the influence of the axial stress and the distribution of vertical rebar were analyzed. It should be noted that many other parameters were not considered, such as aspect ratio, vertical reinforced ratio, and boundary conditions. Further research is needed to obtain enough data about the PRMSWs in flexural failure and shear failure with different test parameters. Additional theoretical and numerical studies have the potential to improve the research and engineering applications of the PRMSW.  
Formal analysis, W.X., X.Y. and B.C.; Methodology, F.W.; Writing--original draft, W.X.; Writing--review & editing, F.W.  
This research received no external funding.  
The research was conducted with the financial support of the National Key R&D Plan, China (Grant No. 2016 YFC0701502-3).  
The authors declare no conflict of interest.