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Abstract This paper presents results of numerical studies on the in-plane monotonic response of steel-plate concrete (SC) composite shear wall piers. Results of finite element analysis of 98 SC wall piers are used to investigate the effects of wall aspect ratio, reinforcement ratio, slenderness ratio, axial load, yield strength of the steel faceplates, and uniaxial compressive strength of concrete on in-plane response, and to formulate (a) predictive equations to establish the trilinear lateral force versus lateral displacement response of SC wall piers up to peak strength, sufficient for seismic analysis of structures including SC wall piers and (b) a mechanics-based design equation for peak flexural strength, which addresses the interaction of co-existing shear and axial force. Design of Experiments is used to select the 98 piers. The baseline finite element model was formally validated using data from reversed cyclic, inelastic in-plane tests of four large-scale SC wall piers.