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Minimizing Buoyancy Factor of Metallic Pressure-Hull Subjected to Hydrostatic Pressure

Mahmoud Helal^1,2, Elsayed Fathallah^3,4, Abdulaziz H Alghtani¹, Hussein Shawki Osman⁵, Jong Wan Hu^6,7,*, Hasan Eleashy⁸

1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Taif University, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
2 Production and Mechanical Design Department, Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
3 Civil Engineering Department, M.T.C. Kobry Elkobba, Cairo 11865, Egypt
4 Ships and Submarines Engineering Department, Military Technical College, Cairo 11865, Egypt
5 Civil Engineering Department, Sohag University, Sohag 82524, Egypt
6 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Incheon National University, Incheon 22012, Korea
7 Incheon Disaster Prevention Research Center, Incheon National University, Incheon 22012, Korea
8 Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering & Technology, Future University in Egypt, Cairo 11835, Egypt

* Corresponding Author: Jong Wan Hu. Email: