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Masonry is a common type of construction that uses mortar to bind individual units, such as brick or building stones, together to construct the structure. Even though masonry structures are durable, multiple factors such as the quality of mortar, workmanship, and harsh environment could greatly reduce the structural integrity, leading to defects and even human loss. Thus, it is crucial to perform the maintenance process regularly. Previously, the maintenance relied mainly on inspectors, who inspected the masonry structures to find cracks and determine the seriousness. However, this process is error-prone, costly, and time-consuming. As a result, this study proposes a fully automated masonry crack segmentation framework that robustly identifies various types of masonry cracks. In addition, the length of the segmentation cracks, which has been ignored in previous studies, is also computed.