The　seismic　response　of　buried　pipelines　under　longitudinal　uniform　and　non-uniform　excitations　was　investigated　to　explore　the　similarities　and　differences　of　soil　and　pipeline　seismic　responses　in　different　boxes　by　employing　the　multi-point　shaking　table　tests.　The　test　data　of　soils　and　pipelines　in　different　boxes　were　analyzed　and　studied　in　terms　of　acceleration　and　pipeline　strain.　The　results　show　that:(1)　The　displacement　time-history　curves　of　the　soil　surfaces　in　different　boxes　are　similar　under　uniform　excitation　with　different　loading　levels.　Under　non-uniform　excitation,　however,　the　displacement　time-history　curves　of　the　soil　surfaces　in　different　boxes　are　significantly　different.　Obvious　longitudinal　relative　displacements　occur　between　the　soils　in　each　box,　the　soils　are　torn　apart,　and　large　residual　displacements　are　produced　after　ground　motions.　(2)　Compared　with　the　uniform　excitation,　there　is　obvious　relative　displacement　between　the　pipelines　and　the　surrounding　soil　under　the　non-uniform　excitation,　which　results　in　the　increase　of　the　pipeline　strain　with　a　peak　value　about　twice　that　under　the　uniform　excitation.　(3)　Under　uniform　excitation,　the　seismic　responses　of　the　pipelines　are　similar　to　the　response　of　the　soil.　Under　the　non-uniform　excitation,　the　seismic　responses　of　soil　and　pipeline　in　different　boxes　are　different,　but　the　seismic　response　laws　of　soil　and　pipeline　in　each　box　are　basically　the　same.　©　2022,　Science　Press.　All　right　reserved.