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API 570 Piping Inspector Exam - Body of Knowledge Preparation
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Steel and alloy piping are
manufactured to standard dimensions
in nominal pipe sizes up to ____ inches.
48
(API 574)
Steel and alloy piping are also
manufactured to standard thicknesses
designated as schedules in nominal pipe
sizes up to ___ inches.
36
(API 574)
For what service is cast
iron normally used?
Nonhazardous service, such as water.
(API 574)
What type of joints are most
commonly found in the
petroleum industry?
Butt-welded joints
(API 574)
What two methods are used
for determining thickness on
in-service piping?
UT and RT
(API 574)
The skin temperature of indicated
"hot spots" should be determined
by any of which three methods?
1. Portable Thermocouple
2. Temperature Indicating Crayons
3. Pyrometer
(API 574)
What type of defect would
you expect to nd at the
bottom of a ring joint ange?
Cracking
(API 574)
Bodies of valves that operate in severe
cyclic temperature service should be
checked internally for what type of
defect?
Cracking
(API 574)
Why is the area between the
seats on a gate valve a weak
location?
The wedging action of the disk when it
seats causes strain in the area.
(API 574)
Welded joints in carbon steel and carbon-
molybdenum steel exposed to elevated
temperatures of 800 degrees F or above may be
subject to what kind of damage mechanism?
Graphitization
(API 574)
What type of joint must be
used without axial restraint
on the piping?
Clamped Joints
(API 574)
Piping that has been in service or had hot
spots of 800 degrees F and above should
be checked for creep or deformation with
time under stress by doing what?
Measuring the outside diameter of the pipe and
comparing the measurement with the
established data for life.
(API 574)
For service testing of Category D
piping systems, ASME B31.3 limits
the gage pressure to ___ psi.
150
(ASME B31.3)
a) What should be considered when testing
carbon steel piping during cold weather or if cold
uids are used in testing?
b) What damage mechanism is this intended to
prevent?
a) Transition temperature of the steel
b) Brittle Fracture
(API 574)
What is the Barlow Formula
for straight pipe and what is it
used to determine?
The Barlow Formula is t = PD/2SE for straight
pipe and it is used to determine required
thickness.
(API 574)
Initial thickness on seamless
piping may have an under-
tolerance of as much as ___%.
12.5
(API 574)
ASME B16.47 covers the total
range of larger anges in the range
of NPS ___ through NPS ___.
26 through 60
(API 574)
Bell-and-spigot is a typical method
listed in API 574 for joining what
type of components?
Non-metallic piping
(API 574)
Risk-Based Inspection (RBI)
practices are covered under
which standard?
API 580
(API 574)
What component requires particular
attention during external visual
inspection of piping systems, and why?
Threaded joints due to their
ease of replacement while in
service.
What is the upstream limit
of an injection point circuit?
12" or 3D, whichever is greater
(API 570, API 574)
What is the downstream limit
of an injection point circuit?
The 2nd change in ow direction, or 25' past the
rst change in ow direction, whichever is less.
(API 570, API 574)
What does the examination area of an
injection point circuit cover when more
extensive examination is required?
The examination area begins 12" upstream
and continues 10D downstream.
(API 570)
What is an example of a
group of materials subject to
temper embrittlement?
Low-alloy steels, such as
2-1/4 Chromium steels.
CML is an
abbreviation for what?
Condition Monitoring Location
(API 574)
At what temperature range
does CUI become more
severe?
212 degrees F - 350 degrees F
(API 571, 4.3.3.3(d))
What is a form of corrosion that can occur
at the junction of dissimilar metals when
they are conjoined together in a suitable
electrolyte?
Galvanic Corrosion
(API 571, 4.3.1.1)
For poorly-coated piping where cathodic
protection potentials are inconsistent, What time
interval may a pipe-to-soil potential survey be
conducted for verication of continuous
corrosion control?
5 years
(API 570, 9.3.2)
PWHT at 1150 degrees F for carbon
steels is considered an eective
protection against what type of cracking?
Caustic stress corrosion cracking
(API 571, 4.5.3.6(a))
Of the following choices, which is NOT considered piping
according to ASME B31.3?
a) Dead Legs
b) Relief Valves o Pipes
c) Pipe Support Bent
d) Gate Valves
c) Pipe Support Bent
(ASME B31.3, 300.2)
A close-interval pipe-to-soil potential
survey measures the potential of the pipe
to the soil directly over the pipe and what
four possible pre-determined intervals?
2.5 feet, 5 feet, 10 feet, or 20 feet
(API 574, 10.10.1.2)
Carbon, low-alloy, and other ferritic steels may
be susceptible to brittle fracture at or below
ambient temperatures. Brittle fracture is not
usually a concern with what wall-type of piping?
Relatively thin-wall piping
(API 574, 7.4.12.1)
When a low soil resistivity reading is
obtained during a soil resistivity
measurement, what does this mean
regarding the corrosiveness of the soil?
The soil is relatively more corrosive.
(API 570, 9.2.4)
Who determines if a pressure
test is required after a repair
is made to a piping system?
The inspector
(API 570, 8.2.7)
To what code requirements
must a visual examination be
performed in accordance with?
ASME Section V, Article 9
(B31.3, 344.2.2)
What factors is creep
cracking dependent upon?
Time, temperature, and stress
(API 574, 7.4.11.1)
Chloride stress corrosion cracking (SCC) of austenitic stainless
steels due to moisture and chlorides, polythionic acid SCC of
sensitized austenitic alloy steels due to exposure to sulde,
moisture condensation of oxygen, Caustic SCC (amine
embrittlement), Amine SCC, and Hydrogen-induced cracking are
all examples of what kind of damage mechanism?
Environmental cracking
(API 574, 7.4.8.1)
Who must authorize the use
of a ush patch in a pipe?
The inspector
(API 570, 8.1.2)
What type of valve would not
be used in a line that is to be
pigged?
Reduced-port gate valves
(API 574, 4.3.2, 4.3.3, 4.3.6)
According to API 570, the inspection of
secondary, auxiliary SBP associated
with instruments and machinery is:
Optional
(API 570, 6.6.2)
An examiner can evaluate the
results of an NDE examination,
provided what conditions?
If they have received special training, and if they
have been authorized to do so by the
owner/user.
(API 570, 3.1.22)
What type of cracking occurs to
sensitized austenitic alloy steels due
to sulde moisture condensation?
Polythionic acid SCC
(API 574, 7.4.8.1)
Piping systems that are known to have a remaining life over ___
years or that are protected against external corrosion, need not
have insulation removed for the periodic external inspection.
The condition of the insulating system or the outer jacketing
should be observed periodically by operating or other personnel.
10
(API 570, 6.4)
When conducting PMI on autogeneous
welds, it is necessary to conduct the
testing on which components?
Only the base metal
(API 578, 4.2.6.2)
Bend attening shall not
exceed ___% of nominal outside
diameter for internal pressure.
8
(B31.3, 332.2.1)
Bend attening shall not
exceed ___% of nominal outside
diameter for external pressure.
3
(B31.3, 332.2.1)
Before bolting, mating gasket contact
surfaces shall be aligned to each other
within ___ in/ft, measured across any
diameter.
1/16
(B31.3, 335.1(c)(1))
Is heating allowed in
cold sprung joints?
No
(B31.3, 335.1(b))
The gap on socket-welded joints at the
socket is ___ before welding to allow for
thermal expansion of the weld material.
1/16"
(B31.3, Fig. 328.5.2C)
The stress ratio,
St/S, is dened as:
Nominal pressure stress divided by the
allowable stress at the design minimum
temperature.
(B31.3, Figure 323.2.2B)
What type of loads consist of the weight
of piping components, insulation, and
other superimposed permanent loads
supported by the piping?
Dead Loads
(B31.3, 301.6.2)
What does Article 1 of
ASME Section V cover?
General Requirements
(ASME V, Article 1)
What Article of ASME Section
V covers Leak Testing?
Article 10
(ASME V, Article 10)
What Article of ASME Section
V covers Liquid Penetrant
Testing?
Article 6
(ASME V, Article 6)
What does IQI
stand for?
Image Quality Indicator
(ASME V, Article 2, T-233)
What type of examination is
covered by ASME Section V
Article 9
Visual Examination (VT)
(ASME V, Article 9)
What Article in ASME Section V covers the
Standard Practice for Measuring
Thickness by Manual Ultrasonic Pulse-
Echo Contact Method?
Article 23
(ASME V, Article 23)
A lead letter "F" is shown on
a radiograph near the IQI.
This letter indicates what?
The IQI was on the lm side.
(ASME V, Article 2, 277.1(b))
Regarding welding, what are
the F-number groupings
based upon?
Usability Characteristics
(API 577, 7.3)
What should be done
with wet electrodes?
They should be discarded
(API 577, 7.7)
During an external inspection, you
nd broken anchors and guides.
What is probably the cause?
Misalignment
(API 574, 10.3.6)
Dene defect.
A discontinuity that by nature or accumulated
eect renders a part of product unable to meet
minimum applicable acceptance standards.
(API 577, 3.16)
If buried pipe is uncoated, the inspector
should check the soil-to-air interface. He
should call for excavating how deep to
assess the potential for hidden damage?
6" to 12"
(API 574, 7.4.5)
CUI that is dependant upon climate
is more apt to occur in what kind
of geographical locations?
In warmer, marine locations
(API 574, 7.4.4)
When taking UT readings on piping that
is operating at elevated temperatures,
the calibration block should be warmed to
what temperature?
Within 25 degrees F of the piping
temperature
(API 577, 9.9.1)
Dial-indicating pressure gages should have the
dials graduated over a range of approximately
double the intended maximum pressure but in
no case less than ___ times that pressure.
1 1/2
(ASME Section V, T-1030)
Cracking of piping systems can result from
excessive cyclic stresses that are often well below
the static yield strength of the material. The cyclic
stresses can be imposed by pressure, mechanical, or
thermal means. This type of cracking is known as:
Fatigue cracking
(API 574, 7.4.10.1)
All repair and alteration work
must be authorized by the ______
prior to its commencement.
Inspector
(API 570, 8.1.2)
The 2G position refers to
______ welds made in the
_______ position.
Groove, horizontal.
(ASME IX, QW-461.9)
For Liquid Penetrant examination, the
temperature of the penetrant and the surface of
the part to be examined shall not be below ____
nor above _____ during the examination period.
40 degrees F, 125 degrees F
(ASME V, T-652)
What is the raised face
dimension for pipe sizes NPS
10 and over?
0.25"
(B16.5, 6.4.1, Table II-15)
What is the extent of follow-up
examinations with NDE or insulation
removal at areas with damaged insulation
in a Class 1 system?
75%
(API 570, Table 3)

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