In　order　to　investigate　the　application　feasibility　of　prefabricated　assembled　piers　in　high-intensity　seismic　areas,　a　new　type　of　pier-cap　joint　connected　with　inner　and　outer　corrugated　pipes　was　proposed.　Two　specimens　with　a　scale　ratio　of　1　:　3　were　designed　and　fabricated　as　the　internal　and　external　corrugated　pipe-connected　pier　(IOCPCP)　and　cast-in-place　pier　(CIP),　respectively.　By　using　the　method　of　quasi-static　test　and　finite　element　numerical　simulation,　the　hysteretic　performance,　energy　dissipation　capacity,　curvature　of　the　specimen,　as　well　as　the　failure　mode　were　analysed.　The　test　results　show　that　the　specimens　are　all　damaged　in　the　plastic　hinge　zone　at　the　bottom　of　the　pier;　the　IOCPCP　specimen　is　similar　to　the　CIP　in　the　performances　of　bearing　capacity,　hysteresis,　and　energy　dissipation,　whereas　has　better　ductility;　the　IOCPCP　specimen　can　still　maintain　the　bearing　capacity　of　more　than　88%　of　the　peak　load　under　the　drift　ratio　of　6%　.　The　parameter　analysis　accounting　for　the　strength　of　the　longitudinal　reinforcement　and　the　length　of　the　internal　compensation　reinforcement　of　the　pier　column　was　carried　out.　It　is　considered　that　the　increase　in　the　strength　of　the　pier　column　longitudinal　reinforcement　can　slightly　reduce　the　plastic　hinge　area　at　the　bottom　of　the　pier,　but　requires　higher　strength　of　the　grout　in　the　peripheral　corrugated　pipes;　when　the　length　of　the　internal　compensation　reinforcement　is　short,　double　plastic　hinges　are　prone　to　occur.　The　test　results　provide　a　reference　for　the　engineering　application　of　prefabricated　assembled　piers　in　high-intensity　seismic　areas.　©　2024　Chinese　Vibration　Engineering　Society.　All　rights　reserved.