II. INTERNATIONAL SCIENCES CONFERENCE
INVESTIGATIONS ON TURKEY'S FOREST ASSET AND TIMBER STRUCTURES
Yayıncı:
ASES Congress Organization Publishing
Forests are a natural resource that provides material and spiritual benefits to people. The ratio of forest areas in Turkey to the general area of the country is approximately 30%. Ratios of tree species to the general forest area; It is found as 48% coniferous, 32% leafy and 20% mixed needle and leaf. Our tree species in forest areas are mainly; they are listed as oak, red pine, larch, beech, juniper, scots pine, fir, cedar, spruce, stone pine, alder, chestnut, hornbeam, maritime pine, poplar, hazelnut, laurel and ash. Forests are the lungs of countries. According to 2020 data, the amount of carbon held in Turkey's forests is 1,990,610,714 tons and the amount of oxygen produced is 43,365,774 tons. According to geographical regions, the region with the highest forest presence is the Black Sea Region with approximately 24%.It would be beneficial to expand the use of wood as a forest product as a building material in our country, which is rich in forest assets. The use of wood will cause less damage in possible earthquakes because it is lighter than reinforced concrete, which is common in our country where there are active earthquake faults. The Regulation on the Design, Calculation and Construction Principles of Wooden Buildings was published in the official gazette by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change on March 24, 2024. This code will provide guidance on basic principles for structural design, materials, structural modeling, analysis and calculation methods. Design part; It was examined under the headings of design according to strength, design for usability limit state, design against fire and insulation design. Another code taken into consideration for wooden structures in our country is the Turkish Building Earthquake Code.
