Use of wooden lamination in multi-storey building systems

Wood, which has touched our lives since the day the tree existed, is a building material that has maintained its importance from past to present due to its superior properties. With developing technology, different building materials have begun to be used instead of wood. In this regard, improving the use of wooden materials in construction is of great importance. With developing technology, the negative aspects of wood have been eliminated and it has regained importance in the construction industry. It is thought to be a more environmentally sustainable option compared to industrial wood, reinforced concrete and steel systems, whose use as an industrial product has increased in recent years. Glued laminated wood, which is the lower branch of this building material, allows wider spans to be covered and crosslaminated wood to build multi-storey wooden structures. These building materials have excellent dimensional stability and strength, flexible design, fast assembly, less labor, faster project delivery and affordable cost. As a durable recyclable material, it provides a healthy indoor environment, low carbon footprint and environmental advantages. These building materials have high resistance to external loads and seismic forces and have high thermal insulation and waterproofing, fire and sound insulation properties. The main purpose of this research is to draw attention to the structural use of wood laminated building materials by revealing their properties. For this purpose, sample buildings selected within the scope of the study were examined. As a result, it is foreseen that multi-storey buildings can be built with the use of laminated wood, and in the future, multi-storey wooden buildings can be built with wooden building materials, which have very high advantages, instead of concrete structures.