struck joint

struck joint

[′strək ‚jȯint] (civil engineering) A mortar joint in brickwork formed by pressing the trowel in at the lower edge, so that a recess is formed at the bottom of the joint; suitable only for interior work.

struck joint

A masonry joint from which excess mortar has been removed by a stroke of the trowel, leaving a flush joint; a weather-struck joint. See also: Mortar joint

struck joint

struck joint, 2 1. A masonry joint from which excess mortar has been removed by a stroke of the trowel, leaving an approximately flush joint. 2. A horizontal masonry joint in which the