The National standardization and Current status （国家标准化和现状）.pdf

ADOPTION OF THE EUROCODES IN THE BALKAN REGION 5-6 December 2013, Milan Ispra, Italy The National standardization and Current status of Eurocodes in Turkey Atila ERENLER (Deputy DG-MoEU) Prof. Dr. Ahmet YAKUT (METU) Outline • Construction sector in Turkey • National standardisation system • Regulations and current codes • Current status and ongoing code development initiatives • Use of Eurocodes in Turkey • Education and Training on Eurocodes ADOPTION OF THE EUROCODES IN THE BALKAN REGION 5-6 December, 2013 Costruction sector in Turkey • Building sector is one of the leading sectors of Turkish economy • Turkish contractors have achieved a volume of work exceeding US$ 26,1 billion in 2012 in 43 foreign countries spread over four continents. • Turkey is a major producer of basic building materials and especially strong and competitive in producing building steel, cement, ceramic and glass products. ADOPTION OF THE EUROCODES IN THE BALKAN REGION 5-6 December, 2013 New challanges • Urban Transformation Act (2012) came into force as a mean for earthquake mitigation in our country; and related legislation that introduced the concept of disaster management and risk reduction into the land use and development process. There are two possible applications, 1. Regional risk mitigation: The Ministry and municipalities are working now on more than 100 district areas covering a population of 1 million. 2. Individual replacement of housing units: Citizens can replace their own buildings individually. Currently reconstruction of 52 thousand units covering