A Hybrid Gaussian Process-Extreme Gradient Boosting Machine Learning Framework for Robust Knockdown Factor Prediction and Reliability-Based Design of Thin Spherical Shell Caps

Budhaditya De, Rohan Majumder, Devasmit Dutta +2

Elastic buckling remains a critical concern in the design of deep spherical shell caps, given that experiments reveal a significant reduction of critical loads from those predicted…