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A mechanical-acoustic-optical integrated system combining acoustic emission (AE) and digital image correlation (DIC) was used to characterize mechanical response, AE activity, strain field evolution, and failure behavior. The results indicate that with increasing dissolution degree, compressive strength, elastic modulus, peak axial strain, and deformation modulus decreased by 36.45%, 27.01%, 17.25%, and 41.28%, respectively. Post-peak failure gradually changed from rapid coalescence of a single dominant crack to progressive failure controlled by multiple defects. AE activity shifted from concentrated release near peak strength to continuous release throughout loading, accompanied by earlier crack initiation and an expanded pre-peak damage interval. Crack activity evolved from small scale microcracking to the propagation and coalescence of larger scale cracks. 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