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API 653 defines a "Storage B
tank engineer" as:
A) A registered
professional engineer in
structural steel fabrication
B) Person or organization
who is knowledgeable
and experienced in the
engineering disciplines
associated with evaluating
the integrity and reliability
of aboveground storage
tanks
C) the engineering
department of a
contractor who makes
repairs to aboveground
storage tanks
D) A professional engineer
who is also an authorized
API 653 inspector
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Similar service is means of C
estimating corrosion rates
that:
A) Is Seldom used as a
means of scheduling
internal inspection
intervals
B) Ignores environmental
factors in the
determination of
corrosion rates
C) May be used in
addition to or in lieu of
actual measurement of
corrosion rates
D) Is generally considered
as the best methodology
for establishing the
inspection intervals
Controlled Deposition C
welding methods, in lieu
of PWHT, is limited to:
A) P-1 materials
B) P-1 and P-3 Materials
only
C) P-1, P3, and P4
materials only
D) P-5A materials
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Inspection hold points, for A
tank reconstruction, shall
be designated by:
A) The authorized
inspector
B) An engineer
experienced in storage
tank design
C) Agreement between
tank owner/user and
reconstruction contractor
D) Agreement between
and engineer and the
authorized
All repair and alteration C
work shall be approved at
all designated hold points
and after completion:
A) Need not be approved
if approved will delay
work progress
B) By the repair
organization of the repairs
were done according to
the specified repair and/or
alteration procedures
C) By the authorized
inspector or experienced
storage tank engineer
D) By the authorized
inspector only
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Alterations to storage B
tanks, which comply with
API 650, must be
authorized by:
A) The owner/user
B) The storage tank
engineer
C) The authorized
inspector
D) The repair organization
A record of non-essential A
variables used during
welding of the test
coupon is:
A) Optional on the PQR
B) Optional on the WPS
C) Required on the PQR
D) Required on the WPQ
Cracks is the shell to B
bottom weld:
A) Shall be evaluated per
the "As built" Standard
B) Shall be removed
C) Shall be evaluated on a
case by case basis
D) Shall be evaluated per
API 579
What welding process is C
most widely used in the
repair of process
equipment?
A) GMAW
B) GTAW
C) SMAW
D) FCAW
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Terms in this set (198)
API 653 defines a "Storage B
tank engineer" as:
A) A registered
professional engineer in
structural steel fabrication
B) Person or organization
who is knowledgeable
and experienced in the
engineering disciplines
associated with evaluating
the integrity and reliability
of aboveground storage
tanks
C) the engineering
department of a
contractor who makes
repairs to aboveground
storage tanks
D) A professional engineer
who is also an authorized
API 653 inspector
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Similar service is means of C
estimating corrosion rates
that:
A) Is Seldom used as a
means of scheduling
internal inspection
intervals
B) Ignores environmental
factors in the
determination of
corrosion rates
C) May be used in
addition to or in lieu of
actual measurement of
corrosion rates
D) Is generally considered
as the best methodology
for establishing the
inspection intervals
Controlled Deposition C
welding methods, in lieu
of PWHT, is limited to:
A) P-1 materials
B) P-1 and P-3 Materials
only
C) P-1, P3, and P4
materials only
D) P-5A materials
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Inspection hold points, for A
tank reconstruction, shall
be designated by:
A) The authorized
inspector
B) An engineer
experienced in storage
tank design
C) Agreement between
tank owner/user and
reconstruction contractor
D) Agreement between
and engineer and the
authorized
All repair and alteration C
work shall be approved at
all designated hold points
and after completion:
A) Need not be approved
if approved will delay
work progress
B) By the repair
organization of the repairs
were done according to
the specified repair and/or
alteration procedures
C) By the authorized
inspector or experienced
storage tank engineer
D) By the authorized
inspector only
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Alterations to storage B
tanks, which comply with
API 650, must be
authorized by:
A) The owner/user
B) The storage tank
engineer
C) The authorized
inspector
D) The repair organization
A record of non-essential A
variables used during
welding of the test
coupon is:
A) Optional on the PQR
B) Optional on the WPS
C) Required on the PQR
D) Required on the WPQ
Cracks is the shell to B
bottom weld:
A) Shall be evaluated per
the "As built" Standard
B) Shall be removed
C) Shall be evaluated on a
case by case basis
D) Shall be evaluated per
API 579
What welding process is C
most widely used in the
repair of process
equipment?
A) GMAW
B) GTAW
C) SMAW
D) FCAW
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