Shear yielding type members dealt with in this paper are short steel members with H-section cross-sectioal shapes which are proportioned so that the yielding of web plate precedes the yielding of flange plate. It has been already made clear experimentally that this type of members show very excellent deformation characteristics, and the effectual use of these members may afford an advantageous measure in the earthquake resistant desing of buildings. To practically apply these members in the design of buildings, it is necessary to know their precise load-deformation characteristics up to their collapse state. Based on a series of experiments on beam-type and collumn-type specimens, empirical formulas are derived and the applicability of them are ascertained through comparison with previous experimental research works.