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Water-level variations of tailings ponds can result in slope rocks being in a state of water invasion-water loss which can lead to irreversible damage to the rock meso-structure. This study combines qualitative analysis and quantitative characterization to investigate rock meso-structure damage due to water invasion-water loss cycles by analyzing the variations of rock meso-structures using a scanning...