Abstract: As people's requirements for residential buildings increase, short-leg shear walls have been widely used in small and high-rise residential projects as a safe and economical building structure. For high-rise buildings, the role of short-leg shear walls is also irreplaceable. Based on this, whether the shear wall can be cleverly designed in the building directly affects the stability of the overall structure of the building. Therefore, in the actual construction activities, while the construction unit strengthens the construction quality, the designer must also optimally design the structure of the short-leg building wall. This article analyzes its use in civil engineering construction based on the structural characteristics of the short-leg building wall. The construction points in the for reference.