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1. If the probable corrosion rate for a new piping system
or a piping system for which service conditions are
being changed cannot be determined, when shall initial
non-destructive thickness measurement determination
be made?
a) After no more than three months of service.
b)After no more than six months of service.
c)After no more than nine months of service.
d) After no more than twelve months of service
2. When is the next inspection sate for a class 3 piping
system, last inspected on August 15, 2006, if the
remaining life is determined to be 12 years?
a) 15-Aug-16
b)15-Aug-09
c)1-Apr-10
d)15-Aug-12
3. Select the minimum thickness to order for the pipe
selected, considering manufacturers minus tolerance
for the following conditions: ASTM A53 Grade B, NPS 4,
with a pressure design thickness of 0.400 in. and a
corrosion allowance of 0.125 in (round to closet 0..001
in)
a) 0.674 in
b) 0.450 in
c) 0.531 in
d) 0.575 in
4. The owner/user shall maintain appropriate permanent
progressive records of each piping system covered by
API 570. What information shall these records contain?
a) piping system service
b) welding procedure classifications
c) documents necessary to record the name of the
companies performing the testing
d)All of the above
5. For a GMAW-S PQR with back purge of a groove
welded pipe test coupon 0.375 in. thickness, P-No.3 to
P-No 3 base metal, with 250 F preheat, what is the
thickness range of base metal that can be qualified?
a) 0.188-0.375 in
b) 0.063-0.413 in
c) 0.063-0.750 in
d) 0.188-0.750 in
6. For existing piping systems, how shall corrosion rates be
calculated?
a) on either a short term or long term basis
b) on either a short term or a long term basis as
selected be the authorized inspector
c) on wither a short term or long term basis as selected
be the piping engineer
d) on either a short term or a long term basis, whichever
is the longest
A 7. During a SMAW Procedure qualification, if the WPS lists C
a minimum preheat of 250 F and the test coupon was
welded with a 149F minimum preheat, what would be
the qualified preheat temperature if all other tests
passed?
a) 149F minimum
b) 250F minimum
c) none, since preheat is essential variable and the
PQR would not support the WPS
d) 249F
D
8. What is the maximum allowable flattening of a pipe C
bend to be used for internal pressure?
a) <3% of nominal outside diameter
b)<5% of nominal outside diameter
c) <8% of nominal outside diameter
d) <12.5% of nominal outside diameter
A 9. What are the criteria ion determining whether auxiliary A
SBP will need some form of inspection?
a) potential for CUI
b) potential for ductile overloading situations
c) potential for stray current corrosion
d) all of the above
10. CI-SCC can occur from the process side or externally D
under insulation where the material usually shows no
visible signs of corrosion. Characteristics stress
corrosion cracks have many branches and may show a
A craze cracked appearance of the surface. What type of
inspection can detect this type of damage mechanism?
a) VT in some cases
b) PT or phase analysis EC techniques
c) eddy current inspection methods
d) all of the above
11. Who is responsible for approving repair procedures C
that include leak sealing fluids ("Pumping") for process
B piping?
a) the inspector
b) the piping engineer
c) the inspector or piping engineer
d) the inspector, but with prior consultation and
approval of the piping engineer
12. What personnel qualification are required for C
performing the PMI testing?
A a) as established by SNT-TC-1A
b) as established by ASME sec V
c) as approved by the owner/user
d) as approved by the inspector
13. Who is responsible to determine the extent of PMI B 19. A welding inspector notices a continuing D
examination required and to verify that the problem with lack of fusion in a carbon steel API 577
implementation and conduct if the material weld using SMAW. What would be a practical Table 6
verification program is properly performed in solution?
accordance with API 578? a) Reduce travel speed
a) the owner/user b) Arc Length control
b) the owner/user or designee c) Low-hydrogen electrode, preheat, post
c) the piping engineer heat, clean weld joint
d) the inspector in consultation with the piping d) Proper heat input, proper welding
engineer technique
14. For galvanic corrosion, which following condition is A 20. When dissimilar metals are joined by B
required? welding, the hardness limits specified for the B31.3
a) presence of a electrolyte that can conduct a base and welding materials in ASME B31.3 331.1.7(b)
current shall be met for? NOTE
b) moisture or a separate water phase is usually a) either material hardness
required to insulate the anode b) each material has been
c) two similar materials or alloys known as the c) the material with the lower required removed
anode and the cathode, in contact with an hardness limit from B31.3
electrolyte d) the material with the higher required
d) an electrical connection must exist in the anodic hardness limit
polarity circuit
21. What is required when interpreting false and D
15. How is the ultimate tensile strength of a metal B irrelevant indication found during magnetic
determined? particle examination in accordance with
a) by dividing the cross sectional area of the ASME Sec. V?
tensile specimen by the measured external load a) There are no requirements
b) by dividing the external load applied by the b) Marked on the part as false or irrelevant
cross sectional area of the tensile specimen c) Marked on the part as false or irrelevant
c)by multiplying the tensile strength by factor of with a permanent marker
1.1 d) Shall be proven as false or irrelevant
d) by multiplying the tensile strength by factor 1.2 indications
16. What is the minimum penetration (dwell) time for a C 22. What are some of the limitations of GMAW? D
bronze casting that contain a small surface crack ASME a) the welding equipment is more complex,
at 45F test temperature? V, T- more costly, and less portable than that for
a) 2 min 672, SMAW
b) 5 min Table b) The welding are should be protected from
c) 10 min 672, air drafts that will disperse the shielding gas
d) 10 min Note 1 c) When using the GMAW-S process the
welds more susceptible to lack of adequate
17. A NPS 8 piping system has corroded over 9 years C
fusion.
of service. The piping is made from forged and API
d) All of the above
bored ASTM A369/A369M Grade FPB. The piping 574
system operates at 500 psi and 320F. What is the 11.1.4 23. Which of the fallowing is a nonessential A
minimum wall thickness required to return the variable for a written magnetic particle
piping to service? examination procedure?
a) 0.090 in. a) Temperature (as previously qualified)
b) 0.107 in. b) Method of particle application
c) 0.110 in. c) Method of excess particle removal
d) 0.120 in. d) Minimum light intensity
18. What is the test medium for an initial service leak C
test? B31.3,
a) water 345.7.1
b) water and glycol
c) the service fluid
d) Nonflammable and nontoxic fluid
24. Certified Mill Test reports
a) are required for all piping components in
hazardous services
b) are an important part of an overall material
QA program
c) shall be part of the required documentation
for all new alloy piping systems
d) are acceptable as a substitute for positive
material identification
25. How is sulfidation best classified?
a) High temperature
b) Gerneral corrosion
c) Pitting corrosion
d) Oxidation
26. When preforming positive material identification
testing, what type of information may be
provided that is sufficient to verify the normal
alloy composition?
a) Qualitative information
b) Quantitative information
c) Qualitative and sem-quantitative information
d) Either qualitative of quantitative information
27. What are the fillet weld plate positions?
a) Flat 1F, horizontal 2F, vertical 3F, overhead 4F
b) Flat 1F, horizontal 2F, multiple 3F, overhead 4F
c) Flat 1F, horizontal 2F and 2FR, overhead 4F,
multiple 5F
d) Flat 1F, horizontal 2F, overhead 4F, multiple 6F
28. Other thaneditorial corrections, why are changes
noy allowed in a PQR?
a) since it is a record of what happened during a
particular welding test
b) since it is a record of the WSP
c) since it is a record of the WSP variables
d) since it is a record of the WSP essential and
nonessential variables
29. What location within the weldment would you
commonly find underbead crack?
a) Weld metal
b) Base metal
c) heat affected zone
d) Weld interface
30. What is required when an essential variable is
changed in a qualified welding procedure
specification?
a) Requalification of the WPS
b) New PQRs may be used to support the change
in the essential variable
c) additional PRQs may be used to support the
change in the essential variables
d) a,b, and c
B 31. When is piping misalignment often not B
apparent?
a) until the piping has heated and has moved to
its hot position
b) until the piping has cooled and has moved to
its cold position
c) when the piping is initially installed
d) during plant start-up
32. An inspector measures the thickness of a NPS A
A 14 and class 150 flanged fitting to be 0.300 in.
API 571, What is the minimum allowable measured
4.4.2.1 thickness and can this flanged fitting be used?
a) since tmin. measured = 0.308 in. is grater than
tacutal measured, the flange cannot be used
b) since tmin. measured = 0.41 in. is grater than
D
tacutal measured, the flange cannot be used
APT 578
c) since tmin. measured = 0.308 in. is grater than
3.13
tacutal measured, the flange can be used
d) since tmin. measured = 0.41 in. is grater than
tacutal measured, the flange can be used
33. Under what conditions can portable optical C
emission spectrometry identify C content? API 578
a) Most instruments can identify C content 5.2.3
A
b) Under certain conditions, C content can be
identified
c) Under certain conditions with spark mode
testers, C content can be identified
d) C content cannot be identified with this type
of instruments
A
34. An inspector notices improper control of A
preheat and postweld heat treatment of an API 574
ASTM A335, Grade P91 alloy steel weld was 10.3.5.2.2
done. What should the inspector do?
a) check for creaking and preform hardness
testing to identify welds that may potential
crack in service
b) preform RT to identify all discontinutities
C c) preform UT to identify all discontinutities
d) identify all welds that were improperly
preheated and postweld heat treat and cut
them out for replacement repair
35. What are the limiting temperatures for low D
strenght carbon steel bolts used for flanged
D assemblies?
ASME a) shall not be used above 400F or below -20F
IX, b) shall not be used above 100F or below -0F
QW- c) shall not be used above 200F or below -29F
200.0(c) d) should not be used above 400F or below
-20F
36. What are the temperature and pressure B 41. At what temperature may Class 150 flanged joints C
maximum limitations for using cast iron above B31.3 develop leakage problems, unless care is taken to
ground within process unit limits in 323.4.2(b) avoid impsing sever external loads, severe thermal
hydrocarbon or other flammable fluid service? (1) gradients, or both?
a) 150F & 100psi a) at 200C (400F)
b) 300F & 150psi b) below 200C (400F)
c) 500F & 250psi c) above 200C (400F)
d) there are no limitations d) between 200C (400F) and 400C (750F)
37. Is heating allowed to help in closing the gap B 42. Corrosion of the anodic site may be significantly lower: B
befroe assembling of any joints to be cold a) immediately adjacent to the connection to the
sprung? cathode, depending on solution conductivity
a) yes, provided the temperature is below the b) further away from the connection to the cathode,
transformation temperature depending on solution conductivity
b) no, because it defeats the purpose of cold c) when the cathodic potential is neutral
springing d) when the anodic potential is neutral
c) yes, provided the temperature is below the
PWHT temperature
d) yes, provided the heat is evenly distributed
over the the entire diameter such that
detrimental distortion dose not occur
38. What result can be expected when the A
application of
ASME B16.5 flanged joints is at temperatures in
the creep range?
a) decreasing bolt loads as relaxation of
flanges, bolts and gaskets takes place
b) increasing bolt loads as relaxation of
flanges, bolts, and gaskets takes place
c) increasing bolt loads as expansion of
flanges, bolts, and gaskets takes place
d) little or no change can be expected
39. How often shall inspectors actively engaged B
as an authorized piping inspector demonstrate
knowledge of revision to API 570
a) once every recertification period, (every
three years)
b) once every other recertification period,
(every six years)
c) once every other recertification period
(every nine years)
d) as defined by the employer
40. If piping systems are known to have a A
remaining life of over 10 years, what is the
recommended CUI inpection by NDE at
suspect areas?
a) none
b) 50% for class 1 piping service
c) 33% for class 2 piping service
d) either b or c