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What is
covered by
API 570?
Inspection, repair,
alterations, and
rerating of inservice
metallic piping
API 570 was
developed for
the use of?
Petrochem, where practical
for any piping system,
Organizations which have
access to an authorized
inspection agency, a repair
organization, and technically
qualied engineer.
Is it permissible to substitute
the requirements of API 570
for the construction code
requirements prior to the
piping system being places
in service?
No
What service is not
included in under
requirements of
API 570?
Water, Steam,
Boilder feed water,
Catagory D uid
services as dened
in ASME b31.3
API 570
What type of Service or
class of piping is not
optional or excluded
from coverage under
the requirements of API
570?
Catalyst
lines.
Who is responsible
for meeting the
requirements of
API 570?
Owner/us
er
to whom is the piping
engineer responsible in
reguards to design,
engineering review or
analysis of piping
systems?
The owner-
user.
to whom is the
repair
organization
responsible?
the owner-
user.
API 570
To whom is the
inspection
responsible under
the requirements of
API 570?
The owner-
user
Under the requirements
of API 570, what
responsibilities do
personel other than the
inspector, engineer, and
repair organization have?
other personnel are
responsible for making
the inspector and
engineer aware of any
unusual conditions.
Who exercises control
over the piping
inspection program and
inspection frequencies
in accordance with API
570?
The owner-
user
Who controls the
maintenance
activities related to
repair, alterations,
and rerating?
The owner-
user
API 570
Prior to making an
inspection of a
piping system, the
inspector should:
Review the past
inspection results
and repair history
of the system.
Injection points,
deadlegs, and soil
to air interfaces
all require:
Specic
attention as
determined from
past inspections.
Injection point
circuits should
extend how far
upstream?
the greater of
12" or 3 pipe
diameters.
How far
downstream should
an injection point
circuit extend?
to the second change in
ow direction or 25'
beyond the rst
changhe in ow
direction, which ever
one is lesser.
API 570
Where should TML's
be established on
injection point
circuits?
At the upstream and downstream
limits of injection point circuit.
at the point of impingement of the
injection uid and on appropiate
ttings within the injection point
circuit
at intermediate locations along
longer straight runs.
Why are injection
points more of a
concern than other
areas of piping
system?
Due to accelerated
or localized corrosion
due to normal or
abnormal operating
conditions.
Is it permissible to
treat an injection point
as a seperate circuit
from the piping system
in which it is installed?
yes
What is a
preferred method
for inspecting
injection points?
RT or UT to
establish the
minimum
thickness.
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The corrosion
rate in deadlegs
are normally....
dierent from
adjacent
active piping.
When taking
thickness readings
on deadlegs,
thickness readings
should be taken at....
Along the
entire length
of the deadleg
Corrosion may
occur at high points
in deadlegs in hot
systems due to....
Convectiv
e currents
What are most
common forms
of corrosion
under insulation?
Localized corrosion of
carbon steels and
stress corrosion
cracking of Austenitic
stainless steels.
API 570
What type of
piping system is
least susceptiable
to CUI?
Carbon steel
piping systems
operating over
250 degrees F.
While inspecting a piping
system, you noticed that the
insulation jacketing is damaged
and that the caulking at the
joints is damaged and the
insulation is damp. what would
you be concerned about ?
Moisture could
enter the insulation
and cause corrosion
of the piping
system.
what would be
susceptible to CUI
on a carbon steel
line operating at
300 degree F?
areas of the system which are in
intermittent service.
areas where deadlegs and
attachments operating at lower
temps that the rest of the
system.
areas of the line which may have
steam tracing
What would you
suspect if while
inspecting an
insulated line you
notice a bulged area?
Corrosion products
have built up, thus
bulging the
insulation
API 570
When completeing an
UT thickness
measurement on an
insulated piping system,
the plugs should be:
reinstaled
and sealed
immediately
If signicant corrosion
is noted on an air to
soil interface, what
action should be
taken?
The line should be partially
excavated to determine if
the corrosion is present
only at the air soil interface
or is common to the entire
system.
Buried piping
without adequate
cathodic protection
requires:
Requires that all air
to soil interfaces be
included in the
scheduled external
inspection
when is it necessary to
excavate the air to soil
interfaces on piping
systems with
satisfactory cathodic
protection?
When there is
evidence of
coating or
wrapping damage.
API 570
While inspecting a 20 year old
piping system without cathodic
protection, you notice that the
caulking around the pipe at the
concrete has deteriorated.
What actions would you
recommend?
Excavate the area
to inspect for
corrosion before
resealing the joint.
When buried piping
which is un coated at
the grade level is
discovered, how far
should the line be
excavated?
6 to 12 i nches
should be
uncovered to look
for hidden damage.
As an API 570 inspector, what
action would you recommend
if you were inspecting a
carbon steel piping system in
which caustic could carry
over into non post weld heat
treated areas?
the welds in the non
post weld heat
treated areas
should be inspected
for cracking,
Areas where the dew point
occurs, ammonium salts
condense in hydroprocess
streams, or mixed phase
ow or turbulent areas in
acid systems can result in....
localized
corrosion.
API 570
In crude oil services at or
above 450 degrees F
containing sulfur in amounts
greater than .5% by weight, A
106 piping is preferred to A
53 or API 5L piping for which
reason?
A 106 is a silicon
killed steel which
resists corrosion
better in this
service
As an inspector, to what
area would you pay
particular attention while
inpecting a carbon steel
caustic system with
steam tracing installed?
to Any ow
areas where hot
spots can
develope.
Erosion is
dened as?
The removal of a
material by the
impact of solids,
liquids, or gases.
Where would
erosion most
likely occur?
in Turbulent
areas.
API 570
what location would
you not expect to
nd an erosion
problem in a piping
system?
in turbulent
areas.
what location
would you not nd
an eorion problem
in a piping system?
upstream of
control valves,
pump discharges,
and orices.
When an area is
suspected of having a
localized corrosion
problem, which of the
following NDE methods
is most appropiate?
UT scanning or
Prole RT of areas
suspected of having
localized corrosion.
What problem would
you expect to nd in a
non stress relived
carbon steel piping
sytem in amine service?
stress
corrosion
cracking.
API 570
What type of
supplemental
inspections would you
recommend on piping
spools susceptible to
environmental cracking?
PT,MT,UT
aw
detection,
when is it necessary to
remove internal or external
coatings, refractory lining,
or corrosion resistant
linings from piping for
inspection?
when there is a
reason to suspect a
deteriorated
condition behind
them.
what should be
checked when
inspecting a
corrosion resistant
lining?
Separation or
disbonding
holes or breaks
peeling or other
failure
What does
seperation or
bulging of
refractory usually
indicate?
corrosion of
the base
metal
API 570
if a bulged or
seperated area of
refractory is found,
what action should
be taken?
remove the
refractory to inspect
the underlying base
metal.
When operating
deposits are present
on a pipe surface,
what action should
be taken?
Deposits should be
removed in selected
areas to check for
corrosion
underneath.
What is the preferred
method for checking
for corrosion under
deposits in smaller
lines?
UT or RT of
suspected
corrosion areas
what is a cause
of fatigue
cracking?
cyclic loading,
often below the
yield strength.
API 570
what can
generate cyclic
stresses?
Pressure
Mechanical stresses
or vibration
thermal stresses
where does
fatigue cracking
normally show
up?
At points of high
stress
intensication such
as branch
connections
what location
would you most
likely expect
thermal fatigue?
At welds between
metals with
dissimilar
coecents of
thermal expansion.
which type of
deterioration is
least likely to be
detected by NDE?
Fatigue
cracking
API 570
What is the best
way to prevent
fatigue cracking in
a piping system?
proper
design and
installation
creep cracking
is dependant
upon which of
the following?
Time
Temp
Stress
Which material
is susceptible to
brittle fracture?
Ferritic
steels
When do most
brittle fractures
occur in piping
systems?
On the rst application
of a particular stress
level, unless critical
defects are introduced
while in service
API 570
Why should special
consideration be given
to low alloy steels such
as 2-1/4 Chromium
steels in reguards to
brittle fracture.
Because this
material is
subject to temper
embrittlement.
When is the most
appriopiate time to
examine a piping
system for freeze
damage?
after extreme
cold weather,
but prior to
thawing
what part of the
piping system is the
most susceptible to
freeze damage?
low points, drips
legs, and
deadlegscontai
ning water.
Which of the
following types of
inspection are not
normally performed
on piping systems?
internal
visual
inspection
API 570
Which lines is it
sometimes possible
or practical to
perform internal
inspections?
Large diameter
systems such as
catalyst lines and
transfer lines
What methods are
used to conduct
internal inspections
of piping systems?
Physically entering large diamter
lines
using remote visual inspection
techniques or splitting piping too
small to enter
looking inside the piping through
disconnected anged and ttings
When may
thickness
measurements be
obtained on piping
systems?
when the
system is either
in or out of
service.
who is required to
take the thickness
measurements on
piping systems per
API 570?
The
inspector or
examiner
API 570
which of the following
cannot be determoned
by external visual
inspection of a piping
system?
fouling in
the line
when corrosion product
buildup is noted at
piping supports, what
action should be
recommended by the
inspector?
arrange to have
the pipe lifted
o the supports
for inspection.
Which document
provides an
external inspection
checklist
API 574
appendix E
What is not
normally checked
when making and
external inspection
of piping?
Determining the
load applied by
the piping to
the hangers
API 570
Vetical and Horizontal
support dummy legs
must be examined for
trapped moisture for
what reason?
to check for corrosion of the
external surfaces of the
supported piping
to check for corrosion of the
dummy leg
to check for moisture traps
against the external surfaces of
the piping components
Bellow expansion joints are
best inspected for
deformation, misalignment
or displacement in excess
of the design by what
method?
Visual
while externally inspection
piping systems, inspectors
must be watchful for items
unsuitable for long term usage
or the service. what component
requires particular attention
during examination?
threaded
ttings sue to
ease of
replacement.
who may conduct
external inspection
of piping systems in
accordance with API
570?
the inspector
qualied maintenance
personnel
qualied operations
personnel
API 570
what qualies
maintenance or
operations personnel to
make external inspection
of piping systems in
accordance with API 570?
Appropiate
amount of
training
To whom should
operations
personnel report
vibrating or swaying
piping?
The inspector
or Engineering
department.
When signicant line
movements caused by
liquid,hammer,liquid slugging,
or abnormal thermal
expansion occure, what
action should operations
personnel take?
Notify the
inspector or
engineer
department.
At junctions where
vibrating piping is
restrained, what is
recommended by
API 570?
The junction should
be periodically MT
or PT tested to
detect fatigue
cracks.
API 570
What inspection
method can be used
to determine if a line
is plugged while still
in service?
RT or
Thermograp
hy
What inspection
method is used to
detect hot spots on
refractory lined
piping systems?
Thermogr
aphy
What inspection
method is used
for remote leak
detection?
Thermography
acoustic leak
detection
acoustic emissions
What is a
TML
A specic area on
the piping system
where inspections
are to be made
API 570
what lines
would tend to
have more TML
than usual
Piping circuits with severe
failure consequence
piping circuits with high
corrosion rates
piping circuits with localized
corrosion problems
Under what
circumstances is it
permissible to reduce
the number of tml's
on a piping circuit?
TML's may be
eliminated in
clean non
corrosive services
Who should be
conculted when TML's
are to be
substantially reduced
or eliminated?
a person
knowledgeabl
e in corrosion
what method does
API 570 suggest the
minimum thickness
of a TML be
established?
RT or UT
API 570
Is it permissible under
the requirements of API
570 to use techniques
other than RT or UT to
locate thin areas?
Yes, Provided that
RT or UT are used
to determine the
minimum thickness
at the TML
When UT are used to
make minimum
thickness
determinations at TML's,
how is the minimum
thickness determined?
by using either the
thinnest reading or
the average of the
readings obtained
In addition to
establishing TML's in
areas of general
corrosion, they should
also be established at
which locations?
Areas with continuing
CUI
at soil to air interfaces
areas where localized
corrosion is expected
why should
tml's be marked
on inspection
drawings?
to allow
repetitive
measurements
at the same tml
API 570
what determines
the number and
locations of tmls
the past
experience and
corrosion
patterns
high temp sulfur
corrosion and cour
water corrosion typically
cause which type of
corrosion in non
turbulent systems?
uniform and
constant
corrosion
circuits with
localized
corrosion
tend to
have more
tmls
the tml
selection for
each system is
determined by:
the nature of
the corrosion
expected

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