API 570 Model question-1

The following is a collection of questions remembered by various students who took API 570
exam in the past.

The answers will be found in the following reference publications

API 570, RP 574, RP 578, ASME Sec.V, Sec.IX, B 31.3 & B 16.5(a)

1. What is the height of the raised face on regularly furnished class 300 Raised Face Flanges?
A. 0.06
B. 0.09
C. 0.19
D. 0.25

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2. In a piping system, NPS 4, SMLS material A-53 Grade B, the thickness near a wel is 0.18. The system is designed to
operate at 675 PSIG at 500F. What is the actual remaining corrosion allowance?
A. 0.076
B. 0.080
C. 0.091
D. 0.1

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3. Which of the following are nonessential variables for SMAW?

A. Change of electrode
B. Change in the groove design
C. Change in the PWHT
D. Change in the welding process

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4. When designating an injection point circuit for the purpose of inspection, the recommended upstream limit of the
injection point circuit is__________?
A. Minimum 12 inches
B. Maximum 12 inches
C. Three pipe diameters
D. Both A and C

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5. A process in which a ferrous metal is heated to a suitable temperature above the transformation range and is
subsequently cooled in still air at room temperature is referred to as ____________?
A. quenching
B. Normalizing
C. Annealing
D. Solution heat treating

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6. One advantage of isotope radiography is it _____________

A. Will detect all defects in a pipe weld
B. Can be performed by anyone with little or no training
C. Can not supply a permanent visual record
D. Is not an ignition source in the presence of hydrocarbons

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7. A piping circuit, 300long, operates at 500F. What is the linear thermal expansion of the circuit if the circuit was
constructed using A 106-B piping?
A. 3.62 inches

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 B. 7.24 inches
C. 10.86 inches
D. 14.48 inches

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8. An employer may accept a performance qualification made for another employer provided the ___________________
A. Inspector specifically approves
B. Piping engineer approves
C. Action is allowed by ASME, Section V
D. Other employer is a subcontractor for the current employer

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9. Guided bend specimens for welder qualifications shall have no open defects in the weld or heat affected zone
exceeding ______________
A. 1/16
B. 1/8
C. 3/16
D. no open defects allowed

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10. The inspector is reviewing a radiograph of a pipe weld, the pipe wall is thick. What is the hole type IQI designation
if the penetrameter is placed on the source side?
A. 12
B. 15
C. 17
D. 20

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11. In a piping system, the most susceptible location for cracking is ______________
A. Around supports
B. In welds
C. In bolting
D. In the areas of temporary clamps

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12. What is the PNo. for SA 414 Grade A?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 11B

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13. What is the minimum thickness of a class 1500 NPS 4 blind flange?
A. 1.12
B. 1.88
C. 2.12
D. 2.88

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14. The preheat zone shall extend at least ___________ beyond each edge of the weld
A. 6T
B. 12 inches (30cm)
C. wall thickness divided by 3
D. 25 mm (1 inch)

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15. During procedure qualification, how many nick-break specimens are required if the pipe is NPS 8 S/80, 0.500 wall?
A. 1

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 B. 2
C. 4
D. None

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16. The owner/user shall maintain appropriate permanent and progressive records of each piping system. The records
shall include _________________
A. All original construction data
B. System service; classification; identification numbers
C. All ASME requirements
D. Original heat and batch numbers of the system

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17. The maximum carbon content of a mild steel weld deposit is ______________
A. 0.15% carbon
B. 0.20% carbon
C. 0.30% carbon
D. 0.17% carbon

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18. What is the recommended preheat temperature for 1 thick carbon steel?
A. 300F
B. 235F
C. 175F
D. None

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19. An alternative to inspection of buried piping is to leak test the system with liquid at a pressure at least
______________
A. 1 times the Maximum operating pressure
B. 1 times the Maximum operating pressure
C. 10% greater than the Maximum operating pressure
D. Actual

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20. The F number of SFA-5.1 & 5.5 is:

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. All of the above

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21. As a part of general maintenance, any repair organization may make repairs to a piping system as long as:
A. The inspector is satisfied with the competency of the repair organization
B. The piping engineer is on site
C. The repair organization has a contract
D. Their hourly rate is acceptable

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22. Welded joints in carbon steel and carbon-molybdenum steel exposed to elevated temperatures of 800F or over may
be subjected to ______________
A. Pearlite structure
B. annealing
C. graphitization
D. normalizing

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23. What is the allowable undercut for a branch connection in Category D service?

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 A. Zero (no evident imperfections)
B. 1/32 inch
C. 1 mm
D. Both B and C

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24. Changing the weld progression from uphill to down hill will have a major impact on ______________
A. Nick-break strengths
B. Notch toughness properties
C. Tensile strengths
D. Bulge tests

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25. What is the test position when the pipe is horizontal, fixed?
A. 1G
B. 2G
C. 5G
D. 6G

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26. API ______________ provides a detailed discussion of inspection of in-service piping welds.
A. Section IX
B. B 31.3
C. 570
D. B 16.5a

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27. TMLs can be eliminated for piping systems with which of the following characteristics:
A. high potential for creating an emergency in the event of a leak
B. extremely corrosive systems
C. low potential for creating an emergency in the event of a leak
D. piping systems in cyclic conditions at high pressures and temperatures

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28. When determining the corrosion rate, the formulas from API 570 may be used or:
A. Published data on piping system in comparable service
B. Owner/users experience
C. Budget restraints
D. Both A and B

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29. The owner/user shall maintain appropriate permanent and progressive records about each piping system covered by
API 570, this may be done by:
A. The inspectors memory
B. The project managers secretary
C. Computer based system
D. Records are not a requirement of API 570

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30. When the corrosion rte for a piping circuit can not otherwise be determined, the initial thickness measurement
determination shall be made after no more than:
A. 1 year
B. 6 months
C. 3 months
D. 30 days

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