Prediction of tapered steel plate girders shear strength using multigene genetic programming

Tapered steel plate girders have been widely used in the construction of bridges and heavy industry structures. However, predicting their structural behavior, particularly in shear, is challenging due to their non-prismatic sections and ill-understood influencing factors. Therefore, simplified analytical and classic regression techniques may not be able to capture the underlying nonlinear relationships controlling the shear behavior of tapered …