API 510 Preparation Materials (Final Exam Closed Book)

Note:   Choose only one answer which you think is most appropriate. Write your answers in a separate answer sheet. 1.    Post weld heat trea...

Note:   Choose only one answer which you think is most appropriate. Write your answers in a separate answer sheet.

1.    Post weld heat treatment of vessel welds generally results in:

a.           Improvement in ductility

b.           Increase of tensile strength

c.           Increase of strength and ductility

d.           None of the above

2.     The __________ shall be responsible to the owner-user for determining that the requirements of API 510 for inspection, and testing are met.

a.           Vessel engineer          

b.           Authorised inspector

c.           Repair organisation             

d.           Operating personnel

3.           Vessels that are known to have a remaining life of over __________ years or that are protected against external corrosion need not have insulation removed for the periodic external inspection.

a.           10            

b.           15            

c.           5

d.           20

4.     After an inspection interval is completed and if calculations indicate that an inaccurate rate of corrosion has been assumed initially, how do you determine the corrosion rate for the next inspection period?

a.           Check the original calculations to find out what the error is in the original assumption.

b.           Unless the corrosion rate is changed by Jurisdiction, the initial rates shall be used.

c.           The corrosion rate shall be adjusted to agree with the actual rate found.

d.           Call in a corrosion specialist

5.     If a vessel is made up of unknown materials and computations must be made to determine the MAWP what can the inspector or the vessel engineer do to establish the MAWP?

a.           The lowest grade material and highest joint efficiency in the applicable code may be assumed for calculations.

b.           Assume MOC as SA 283 Gr.C and joint efficiency = 0.7

c.           The vessel made of the unknown material must be removed from service and vessel of known material must be installed.

d.           The vessel of unknown material shall be subjected to hydrostatic tests while having strain gages on it to determine its yield strength and thus allowable stress.

6.     An RBI assessment can be used to alter the inspection strategy provided:

a.           The degradation methods are identified and evaluated

b.           The RBI is fully documented.

c.           A third party conducts the RBI

d.           Both A and B above

7.     What climatic area may require a very active program for corrosion under insulation?

a.           Cooler dry locations.

b.           Very cold locations with year round temperature less than 25°F

c.           Warmer, wet locations

d.           Warmer dry locations

8.     Soil-to-air (S/A) interfaces for partially buried vessels are a location where localized corrosion may take place. If the buried part is excavated for inspection, how deep should the excavation be to determine if there is hidden damage?

a.           12 to 18 inches          

b.           6 to  12 inches

c.           12 to 24 inches          

d.           6 to 18 inches

9.     Environmental cracking of austenite stainless steels is caused many times by:

a.           Exposing areas to high-velocity and high-turbulence streams

b.           Excessive cyclic stresses that are often very low

c.           Exposure to chlorides from salt water

d.           Creep of the material by long time exposure to high temperature and stress

10.    Where can fatigue cracking typically be first detected?

a. At points of low-stress intensification such as reinforced nozzles
b. At points of high-stress intensification such as branch connections

c. At points where cyclic stresses are very low

d. At points where there are only the primary stresses

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API 510 PREPARATORY Final Exam – Closed Book Answer Key

Q.	ANS.	REFERENCE
1	A	General Knowledge
2	B	API 510, 4.4
3	A	API 510, 6.3
4	C	API 510, 6.4
5	B	API 510, 6.7
6	D	API 510, 6.2
7	C	API 572, 8.2.1
8	D	API 572, 8.2.9
9	C	IRE II, 202.064
10	B	API 510, 5.2