Integral　abutment　bridges　(IABs)　could　fundamentally　resolve　the　durability　problems　of　expansion　joints　and　bearings　in　bridges　with　expansion　joints　and　improve　the　seismic　performance　due　to　high　redundancy　and　integrity.　The　concrete　piles　beneath　abutments　were　considered　as　the　most　vulnerable　component　in　IABs　under　longitudinal　deformation　of　superstructure　caused　by　the　temperature　variation　and　seismic　load.　The　pre-hole　method　was　adopted　by　researchers　to　absorb　the　longitudinal　deformation　transferred　from　superstructure　to　the　piles.　Therefore,　how　to　improve　the　seismic　resistance　of　concrete　piles　is　the　key　issue　in　IABs.　In　this　paper,　the　piles　with　pre-hole　filled　by　damping　materials　in　IABs　was　proposed.　The　pseudo-static　test　of　three　pile　specimens　with　the　scaled　factor　of　1/12.5　and　different　pre-hole　dimensions　was　carried　out.　The　rubber　particles　were　chosen　as　the　damping　material.　It　can　be　observed　that　comparing　with　the　pile　specimen　without　pre-hole,　the　hysteresis　loops　of　the　pile　specimens　with　pre-hole　filled　by　rubber　particles　were　plumper　and　the　equivalent　viscous　damping　ratios　were　larger.　The　pre-hole　diameter　calculated　from　the　pile　central　point　is　one　of　the　key　parameters　which　can　influence　the　horizontal　displacement　transmission　of　piles　to　the　rubber　particles　and　sand.　The　influence　of　pre-hole　filled　by　rubber　particles　on　the　failure　mode,　horizontal　displacement　and　bending　moment　of　the　piles　were　not　obvious.　Consequently,　the　method　of　pre-hole　filled　by　rubber　particles　could　improve　the　energy　dissipation　and　seismic　performance　of　the　concrete　piles　in　IABs.　©　2021　Taylor　&　Francis　Group,　London