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Quiz # 1
Open Book
1. What is the minimum temperature that a section of A 516 Grade 60 as-rolled plate may
be used in fabrication of an Aboveground Storage Tank without impact testing? The
material thickness is .875 inch.
A. Approximately -40F
B. Approximately 28F
C. Approximately -17F
D. Approximately 17F
2. When new or unused plate and pipe material cannot be completely identified to the
satisfaction of the purchaser as conforming to a specification listed in API-650, the
material may be used in construction of tanks only if it complies with which Appendix of
API-650?
A. Appendix A
B. Appendix G
C. Appendix M
D. Appendix N
3. Is it possible for a single Welding Procedure Specification to cover a thickness range
from 1/16 through 1 ?
A. Yes as long as a supporting Procedure Qualification Record exists for both 1/16
through 3/16 and 3/16 through 1 thickness ranges
B. Yes as long as a supporting Procedure Qualification Record exists for the 1/16
through 1 thickness range
C. No the WPS can only cover one thickness range
D. No the WPS can only cover a single essential variable regardless of the number of
supporting PQRs exist.
4. What is the hydrostatic test thickness based on the second course of an AST that is 124
feet in diameter and 48 feet high. The shell courses are 8 feet high each and fabricated of
A 516 Grade 55 material. The purchaser orders a corrosion allowance of .0625 and the
product to be stored will have a specific gravity of .87.
A. .596
B. .536
C. .559
D. .629
5.
Which of the following would be a true statement regarding placement of hole type
Image Quality Indicators in radiographic examination?
A. The Image Quality Indicator shall be placed adjacent to the weld
B. The Image Quality Indicator shall be placed adjacent to the weld with the identifying
number facing left
C. The Image Quality Indicator may be placed on or adjacent to the weld provided when
the Image Quality Indicator is placed on the weld, the next smaller size Image Quality
Indicator is used
D. The Image Quality Indicator may be placed on or adjacent to the weld
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Closed Book
1. How is a film side Image Quality Indicator identified on a radiograph?
a) The Image Quality Indicator can not be placed on the film side
b) By a lead letter F placed on or adjacent to the Image Quality Indicator
c) By the lead letter F taped to the film cassette
d) By the lead letter F placed in the area of interest
3. What is another name for the thin layer of oxide found on the surface of hot-rolled carbon
steel, typically used for the construction of petroleum storage tanks?
a) Patina
b) Iron oxide
c) Mill scale
d) Rust
5. Safe working practices shall comply with what requirements concerning confined space
entry?
a) Procedures must comply with any trade developed safety precautions
b) Procedures must comply with any federal or state regulations
c) Procedures need only comply with owner/operator/s requirements
d) Procedures need only comply with NFPA requirements
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8. Iron sulfide corrosion is _____ to the base steel and may promote pitting by a galvanic
corrosion mechanism.
a) An anode
b) Ionic
c) Cationic
d) Cathodic
9. The two most common types of corrosion to tank bottoms are ______ and ______.
a) Stress corrosion and galvanic
b) Erosion and erosion/corrosion
c) General and pitting
d) Stray current and bimetallic
10. API-650 applies only to tanks whose entire bottom is uniformly supported and tanks in
___ that have a maximum operating temperature of _____F.
a) Any petrochemical service and temperature not exceeding 120F
b) Non-refrigerated service and temperature not exceeding 200F
c) Non-refrigerated service and temperature not exceeding 120F
d) Any petrochemical service and temperature not exceeding 200F
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