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Laboratory tests were carried out on both PCM energy pile and traditional concrete pile to evaluate the thermo mechanical performance. Two piles were heated and cooled through inside tubes at a constant flow rate. The laboratory tests on the two piles were symmetrical for the two horizontal directions in geometry, and heat transfer process follows conservation laws of energy. The temperature response of the pile and soil, internal strain, pile displacement, pore pressure, and soil pressure under heating-cooling cycles were examined. Compared with the traditional concrete pile, the PCM energy pile can effectively reduce the surrounding soil temperature. The use of PCM in the pile can improve the capacity of heat storage and make the pile more effective in heat exchange. Non-uniform thermal strain and accumulations of heat and irrecoverable displacement were observed in the repeated heating-cooling process. 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