API570–ASMEB31.

3Q&A
1.Towhi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngdoesASMEB31.
3appl
y?

a)Raw, inter
mediateandfini
shedchemical
s.
b)Petroleum product
s.
c)Gas, steam,air
,waterandrefr
iger
ant
s.
d)Alloft heabove.

2.ASMEB31.
3cov
erspr
ocesspi
pingl
ocat
ed:

a)Wit
hintheproper
tyli
nesoffacil
it
iespr
ocessi
ngchemical
s.
b)Pi
pingusedforhandl
ingchemical
sinoroutofthef
aci
l
itypr
oper
ty.
c)Boi
ler
,heat
erandnuclearpi
ping.
d)Al
loftheabove.

3.Whichoft
hef
oll
owi
ngpi
pingsy
stemsar
eexcl
udedf
rom cov
erageunderASME
B31.3?

a)Non-fl
ammabl eandnon-toxicfl
uidsabov
e0psi butl
esst
han15psi
.
b)Boil
ersandboilerext
ernalpi
ping.
c)Heatertubesofcomponent swithint
hesett
ing.
d)Alloftheabove.

4.WhatdoesASMEB31.
3speci
fyast
hedesi
gnpr
essur
e?

a)Normaloperati
ngpressure.
b)Themostsev erecondit
ionofcoi
ncidentpressur
eandt
emper
atur
e.
c)Thepressur
eatt hehi
ghesttemperature.
d)Thepressur
eatt hel
owesttemperature.

5.I
fpipingi
snott
obepr
otect
edwi
thapr
essur
erel
iefdev
ice,
whati
srequi
redbyASME
B31.3?

a)All
systemsr equi
reapr
essurerel
i
efdevice.
b)Thesystem mustbeconstr
uctedtoASMEB31. 3.
c)Thesy st
em mustbedesignedtowithst
andt hemaxi
mum possi
blepr
essur
ethatcan
bedev el
oped.
d)900classfl
angesmustbeused.

6.PerASMEB31.
3,whati
sthedesi
gnt
emper
atur
e?

a)Thetemper atur
eunderthecoi
nci
dentpr
essur
ewhi
chr
equi
rest
hegr
eat
estt
hickness
orcomponentr ati
ng.
b)Thehighesttemperat
ure.
c)Thet
emperatur
eatthehighestpr
essur
e.
d)Thel
owesttemper
ature.

7.Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngbestdescr
ibest
hecomponentt
emper
atur
eperASMEB31.
3?

a)Forflui
dsbelow150°F,t
hecomponentt emperatureshall
betakenasthefl
uid
temperatur
e.
b)Forflui
ds150°Fandabove,bytestorheattr
ansfercalcul
ati
on.
c)Foruninsul
atedval
ves95%offluidtemperat
ure,forfl
angesothert
hanlapj
oint90%of
fl
uidtemperatur
e,f
orlapjoi
ntf
langes85%off lui
dt emperat
ure,
forbol
ti
ng80%offlui
d
temperatur
e.
d)Alloftheabove.

8.Whi
chofthefol
lowi
ngisnormall
yassumedt
obet
hecomponentdesi
gnt
emper
atur
e
f
orext
ernal
l
yinsul
atedpi
pingperASMEB31.
3?

a)Thef
lui
dtemper
atur
e.
b)95%oft
hefl
uidt
emperat
ure.
c)90%oft
hefl
uidt
emperat
ure.
d)85%oft
hefl
uidt
emperat
ure.

9.Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
sconsi
der
edanambi
entef
fectonpi
pingperASMEB31.
3?

a)Cool
ingofapi
pingsystem r
esulti
nginvacuum.
b)Warmingofapipi
ngsystem r
esulti
nginincr
easedpr
essur
e.
c)Atmospher
ici
cingonlowambi enttemperat
ures.
d)Al
loftheabove.

10.
Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
snotconsi
der
edady
nami
cef
fectperASMEB31.
3?

a)I
mpactssuchashy draul
i
chammerorslugging.
b)Theweightofthepipi
ngsyst
em andcontents.
c)Windl
oading.
d)Vi
brat
ion.

11.
Whichoft
hefol
lowi
ngbestdescr
ibes"
li
vel
oad"asper
tai
nst
opi
pingsy
stemsunder
ASMEB31.3?

a)Theweightofthepipingcomponent s,i
nsul
ati
onandotherpermanentsuper
imposed
l
oadssupportedbyt hepipi
ng.
b)Theweightofthemedi um transport
edorthemedium usedfortest
.
c)Thecombinedweightoft hepipingsyst
em andthemedium tr
ansport
ed.
d)Wind,
earthquakeandi mpactloads.

12.
Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngbestdescr
ibes"
deadl
oads"asper
tai
nst
opi
pingsy
stemsper
 ASMEB31.
3?

a)Theweightofthepipingcomponent s,i
nsulat
ionandot herpermanentsuper
imposed
l
oadssuppor t
edbyt hepipi
ng.
b)Theweightofthemedi um t
ransportedorthemedi um usedfortest
.
c)Thecombinedweightoft hepipingsy st
em andthemedi um tr
ansport
ed.
d)Wind,
earthquakeandi mpactloads.

13.
Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngar
econsi
der
edast
her
malexpansi
onandcont
ract
ionef
fect
s?

a)Thel oadcreatedinrest
rai
nedpipingduetoexpansionandcontract
ion.
b)Stressesinthepipingsyst
em duet otemper
atur
egr adients.
c)Loadscr eatedbythediff
erent
ialexpansi
oncharact
eristi
csofbi
metall
icwel
ds.
d)Alloftheabov e.

14.
DoesASMEB31.3permitusi
ngcomponent
satpr
essur
esandt
emper
atur
ebey
ond
thecomponentr
ati
ng?

a)No.
b)Yes.
c)Yes,
attheowner
sresponsi
bil
it
ythepr
ovi
sionsofASMEB31.
3maybeused.
d)Yes,
wit
htheengi
neersappr
oval.

15.
Whencomponentpr
essur
e-temperatur
erat
ingsarebaseduponstr
aightseamless,
suchcomponent
sshal
lberatedusingwhatpercent
ageofthepi
penomi nalt
hickness?

a)100%
b)112.5%
c)87.5%
d)80%

16.
DoesASMEB31.
3al
lowt
heuseofcomponent
snotl
ist
edi
ntabl
e326.
1?

a)No
b)Yes
c)Yes,
withtheinspectorsapprov
al
d)Yes,pr
ovi
dedt hedesi gnerv
eri
fiest
hecomponenti
scompar
abl
etot
he
char
acter
ist
icsoflistedcomponents.

17.
DoesASMEB31.3permi
toccasi
onalv
ari
ati
onsofpr
essur
eandt
emper
atur
eabov
e
thedesi
gncondi
ti
on?

a)No
b)Yes
c)Yes,i
naccor
dancewi
ththerequi
rement
sof302.
2.4.
d)Yes,
ifper
mit
tedbyt
heinspect
or.
18.
Whati
sacast
ingqual
it
yfact
or?

a)Aneffi
ciencyappliedtot
heworkingstressbaseduponcomponentchar
act
eri
sti
cs
andinspecti
on.
b)Weldjoi
nteffi
ciency.
c)Aneffi
ciencybaseduponX-rayresul
tsofthecasti
ng.
d)Aneffi
ciencybaseduponv i
sual
inspect
ionresul
ts.

19.
Whatist
hemaxi
mum per
missi
blecast
ingqual
it
yfact
ori
naccor
dancewi
thASME
B31.
3?

a)80%
b)85%
c)95%
d)100%

20.
Whati
sthej
ointef
fi
ciencyf
orel
ect
ri
cresi
stancewel
dedpi
pe?
a).60
b).80
c).85
d).90

21.
Whatist
hej
ointef
fi
ciencyforspotr
adi
ogr
aphedel
ect
ri
cfusi
onwel
ded(
wit
houtf
il
ler
metal
)pi
peperASMEB31. 3?

a).
75
b).
80
c).
85
d).
90

22.
API5L,
A53andA134pi
pemaybeusedf
orwhi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngser
vicecat
egor
ies?

a)A
b)D
c)M
d)Al
loft
heabov
e.

23.
Whatist
hemi ni
mum permi
tt
edef
fi
ciencyf
orwr
oughtorcastpi
pef
it
ti
ngsusedi
n
sev
erecycl
icser
vices?

a)100%
b)90%
c)80%
d)Ther
eisnor
est
ri
cti
onperASMEB31.
3.

24.
Whichoft
hefol
lowingservi
cecategor
iesmayabol
tedbonnetv
alv
ebeused,
ifi
thas
lesst
hanf
ourbolt
sholdingthebonnettot
heval
vebody?

a)A
b)D
c)M
d)Al
loft
heabov
e.

25.
Towhatf
langecl
assandbol
ttemper
atur
esar
ecar
bonst
eelbol
ti
ngmat
eri
alsl
imi
ted?

a)900cl
ass,
-50t
o900°F.
b)600cl
ass,
-50t
o750°F.
c)300cl
ass,-
20t
o400°F.
d)150cl
ass,
-20t
o300°F.

26.
Lowyi
eldstr
engt
hbol
ti
ngi
snott
obeusedf
orwhi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngf
langecl
asses
andhi
gher?

a)600
b)400
c)300
d)150

27.
Whi
chofthef ol
lowi
ngar
enotper
mit
tedf
oruseundersev
erecy
cli
ccondi
ti
onswhen
wel
dingunderASMEB31.3?

a)Metal
li
cbacki
ngr i
ngs.
b)Non-metal
l
icbacki
ngr i
ngs.
c)Spl
itbacki
ngri
ngs.
d)Consumablei
nserts.

28.
Whatisthemaxi
mum si
zesocketwel
dper
mit
tedf
oruseundersev
erecy
cli
c
condi
ti
ons?
a)1"
b)11/2"
c)2"
d)21/2"

29.
Isi
tpermi
ssi
bleunderASMEB31.
3toassembl
eaf
langej
ointwi
thf
langeswi
th
dif
fer
entr
ati
ngs?
a)No.
b)Yes.
c)Yes,pr
ovidedt
herati
ngofthejointdoesnotexceedt
hel
owestr
ati
ngoft
het
wo
fl
anges.
d)Yes,wi
ththeappr
ovaloft
hepipingengineer
.

30.
UnderASMEB31.
3,mayexpandedj
oint
sbeusedi
nsev
erecy
cli
cser
vice?

a)No.
b)Yes.
c)Yes,
ifexpandedatl
east5%.
d)Yes,
ifapprovedbyt
hepipi
ngengi
neer
.

31.
Whi choft
hef
oll
owi
ngst
atement
sregar
dingt
hreadedpi
pingunderASMEB31.
3is
true?

a)Threadedjointsshouldbeavoi
dedi
nservi
ceswherecrev
icecorrosi
on,
sever
eerosi
on
orcycli
cloadingmayoccur .
b)Whent hreadedjoint
saretobeseal
welded,t
hreadcompoundshouldnotbeused.
c)Threadedpipingshouldbelai
doutt
omi ni
mizestr
essatjoi
nts.
d)Alloftheabov e.

32.
Joi
ntsusi
ngfl
ared,fl
are-
lessorcompr
essi
onf
it
ti
ngsmaybeusedi
nwhi
choft
he
fol
lowi
ngser
vices?

a)Sever
ecycli
c.
b)Normalfl
uidservi
ce.
c)Cat
egoryM serv
ice.
d)Anyserv
icedesi
gnatedbyt
hedesi
gner
.

33.
Whatt
emper
atur
eli
mit
ati
oni
sappl
iedt
ocaul
kedj
oint
sincat
egor
yDser
vice?

a)100°F
b)200°F
c)300°F
d)400°F

34.
Aresol
der
edj
oint
sper
missi
blef
oruseunderASMEB31.
3?

a)No.
b)Yes.
c)Yes,
exceptf
orfi
ll
etjoi
nts.
d)Yes,
exceptf
orsockett
ypeconnect
ions.
35.
Arebr
azedj
oint
sper
missi
blef
oruseunderASMEB31.
3?

a)No.
b)Yes.
c)Yes,
exceptf
orfi
ll
erj
oint
sonly
.
d)Yes,
ifsaf
eguar
dedandi nnor
malf
lui
dser
vice.

36.
Whichofthef
oll
owi
ngi
sconsi
der
edabasi
crequi
rementi
nregar
dst
opi
pingsy
stem
fl
exi
bil
it
y?

a)Adequateflexi
bil
it
yisr
equiredt
opreventdamaget opi
pingsupportsfr
om expansion
contract
ionmov ement
.
b)Theflexi
bil
ityshoul
dbeadequateenoughtopreventj
ointleakage.
c)Adequateflexi
bil
it
ytoprev
entdetr
imentalst
ressesordist
orti
oninthepipi
ngsystems.
d)Alloftheabov e.

37.
Whati
scol
dspr
ing?

a)Theamountapipemustbepul l
edovert
ogetitt
olineupduetomisal
ignment
.
b)Theint
enti
onaldeformat
ionofpipi
ngduri
ngassemblytodev
elopstr
ess.
c)Lowtemperat
urehy dr
aul
i
chammer .
d)Apoolofcoolwater.

38.
Whati
sthepur
poseofcol
dspr
ing?

a)Toreducethechanceofov erst
rain.
b)Toreducedisplacementofthepipi
ngsystem fr
om thei
nst
all
eddimensi
ons.
c)Tobalancethemagni t
udeofstressunderini
ti
alandext
remedispl
acement
.
d)Al
loftheabov e.

39.
Whichofthef
oll
owingty
peofpipi
ngsyst
em doesnotr
equir
ethewei
ghtoft
he
content
sbeconsi
deredwhendesi
gni
ngthesuppor
tsystem?

a)Li
quidli
neswhennothydrot
est
ed.
b)Mixedphaseflowli
neswhennothy
drotest
ed.
c)Gasorv aporl
ineswhennothy
drot
ested.
d)Al
l oft
heabove.

40.
Cast,duct
il
eandmal
leabl
eir
on,
are’
bestsui
tedt
owhi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngt
ypesof
loads:

a)Compr
essi
vel
oads.
b)Tensi
l
eloads.
c)I
mpactloads.
d)All
oftheabove.

41.
Isi
tper
missi
blet
ousest
eelofanunknownspeci
fi
cat
ionaspi
pingsuppor
ts?

a)No.
b)Yes.
c)Yes,
provi
dediti
snotwel
deddirect
lytot
hepi
pe.
d)Yes,
butonlyf
orl
owtemperat
ureservi
ce.

42.
Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngbestdescr
ibesananchor
?

a)Asuppor t
ingelementdesignedtomai ntai
naf i
xedposition.
b)Asupportingelementdesignedtopermitfr
eemov ementduet oexpansionand
cont
racti
onmov ement.
c)Asupportingelementdesignedtoexertaforceequaltotheloadasdetermi
nedby
cal
culat
ion.
d)Useofahy dr
auli
ccyl
indertoprovi
deaconst antsupport
ingforce.

43.
Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngbestdescr
ibesar
esi
l
ientsuppor
t?

a)Asupporti
ngelementdesignedtomaintai
naf i
xedposi
tion.
b)Asupporti
ngelementdesignedtoper
mi tf
reemov ementduet oexpansi
onand
cont
ract
ionmov ement.
c)Asupporti
ngelementdesignedtoexertaforceequaltotheloadasdeterminedby
cal
culat
ion.
d)Useofahy dr
auli
ccyl
indertoprovi
deaconstantsupporti
ngforce.

44.
Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngbestdescr
ibesahanger
?

a)Asupporti
ngelementdesignedtomaint
ainafixedposi
ti
on.
b)Asupporti
ngelementdesignedtopermitfr
eemov ementduet oexpansi
onand
cont
ract
ionmov ement.
c)Asupporti
ngelementdesignedtoexer
taforceequaltothel
oadasdet er
minedby
cal
cul
ati
on.
d)Useofahy dr
auli
ccyl
indertoprovi
deaconstantsupport
ingf
orce.

45.
Whati
sani
ntegr
alat
tachment
?

a)Clamps,sl
ings,
cradl
es,
U-bol
ts,
etc.
b)Shoes,pl
atesandcli
psweldedorcastont
othepi
pe.
c)Hangersandchains.
d)Al
loft
heabov
e.

46.
Isi
tper
missi
blet
oinst
allaf
ullar
east
opv
alv
eont
hei
nletsi
deofapr
essur
erel
iev
ing
devi
ce?

a)Yes.
b)No.

47.
Isi
tpermissi
blet
oinst
allaf
ullar
east
opv
alv
eont
hedi
schar
gesi
deofapr
essur
e
rel
iev
ingdevi
ce?

a)No.
b)Yes.
c)Yes,
ifthepressurerel
iev
ingdevi
cei
sconnect
edt oacommonheaderwi
thot
her
di
schargel
ines.
d)Yes,
ifnootherpressur
er el
i
evi
ngdev
icesar
epresentont
hesy
stem.

48.
Whichofthef
oll
owi
ngdocument
sgov
ernspr
essur
erel
iev
ingdev
icesetpr
essur
esi
n
accor
dancewit
hASMEB31.3?

a)ASMEB31.
1
b)ASMESect
ionVII
IDi
v.1.
c)ASMESect
ionI
X.
d)ASMEB16.
5

49.
Mayunl
i
stedmat
eri
alsbeusedf
orpr
essur
econt
aini
ngpi
pingcomponent
s?

a)No.
b)Yes.
c)Yes,
iftheyconfor
mt oapubli
shedspeci
fi
cat
ion.
d)Yes,
ifapprovedbythepi
pingengi
neer
.

50.
Mayunknownmat
eri
alsbeusedf
orpr
essur
econt
aini
ngpi
pingcomponent
s?

a)No.
b)Yes.
c)Yes,
iftheyconfor
mt oapubli
shedspeci
fi
cat
ion.
d)Yes,
ifapprovedbythepi
pingengi
neer.

51.
Underwhi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngcondi
ti
ons,
mayr
ecl
aimedpi
peorot
hercomponent
sbe
 r
eused?

a)Theymustbeidenti
fi
edasconformingtoal i
stedorpubl
i
shedspeci
fi
cati
on.
b)Themustbecleanedandinspect
edt odeterminemini
mum wal
lthi
ckness.
c)Theymustbefreeofunaccept
abledisconti
nuiti
es.
d)Alloft
heabov
e.

52.
Whatdet
ermi
nest
heuppert
emper
atur
eli
mit
sforl
ist
edmat
eri
als?

a)Themaximum t
emper
atur
eforwhi
chast
ressv
alueorr
ati
ngi
sgi
ven.
b)API570
c)API574
d)ASMESecti
onIX

53.
Forcar
bonsteel
sshowninTabl
eA-1ofASMEB31.
3,whatdoest
hel
ett
er
desi
gnati
onmeaninthe"
Min.Temp.
"col
umn?

a)Mater
ialquali
ty.
b)Agradeforlowt emper
atur
eperf
ormance.
c)Theappli
cablecurveinfi
g.323.
2.2.
d)Theserv
icecategory.

54.
Whichofthefol
lowi
ngi
sthemaxi
mum t
emper
atur
erangef
orduct
il
eir
on(
except
austeni
ti
c)?

a)-
20°t
o650°F
b)-
50°t
o650°F
c)-
20°t
o700°F
d)-
50°t
o700°F

55.
Whatist
hel
owestt
emper
atur
eforwhi
chaust
eni
ti
cir
onmaybeusedperASME
B31.
3?

a)-
20°F
b)-
50°F
c)-
200°F
d)-
320°F

56.
Whichofthef
oll
owingf
abr
icat
ionorr
epai
rmet
hodsi
sfor
biddenf
orduct
il
eir
on
underASMEB31.3?

a)Wel di
ng.
b)Brazing.
c)Soldering.
d)Threadi ng.
57.
Whenusedwithi
nprocessuni
ts,
whatt
emper
atur
eandpr
essur
eli
mit
ati
onappl
yto
casti
roncomponent
s?

a)150°Fand100psi
.
b)200°Fand100psi
.
c)250°Fand150psi
.
d)300°Fand150psi
.

58.
Whati
sthemaximum pr
essur
eper
mit
tedoncasti
roncomponent
swhennotl
ocat
ed
inapr
ocessuni
t?

a)150psi
.
b)250psi
.
c)300psi
.
d)400psi
.

59.
Whoi
sresponsi
blef
ort
hewel
dingi
nconst
ruct
ingpi
pingt
oASMEB31.
3?

a)Theowner.
b)Thei
nspector
.
c)Thewel
der.
d)Thewel
der'
sempl
oyer
.

60.
Whoisresponsi
blef
orqual
if
yingt
hewel
dpr
ocedur
esusedi
nASMEB31.
3
const
ruct
ion?

a)Theowner.
b)Thei
nspector
.
c)Thewel
der.
d)Thewel
der'
sempl
oyer
.

61.
Whoisr
esponsi
bleforqual
if
yingt
hewel
der
'sorwel
dingoper
ator
susedi
nASME
B31.
3const
ruct
ion?

a)Theowner.
b)Thei
nspector
.
c)Thewel
der.
d)Thewel
der'
sempl
oyer
.

62.
Inqual
if
yingaWPStobeusedf orASMEB31.3const
ruction,
whatr
equi
rementmust
bemetifthebasemet
alcannotbebent180°wi
thoutfai
lure?
a)Themat
eri
alcannotbeusedperASMEB31.3.
b)Themat
eri
alshal
lbetensi
let
estedandexhi
bitatl
east15%el
ongat
ion.
c)Thewel
dedspecimenmustbendt owit
hin5°degreesoft
hebasemetalspeci
men.
d)I
mpactt
esti
ngisrequi
red.

63.
Ifconsumabl
einser
tsar
etobeusedi
nASMEB31.
3const
ruct
ion,
whatmustbedone?

a)Aspecialproceduremustbequalif
ied.
b)Twocouponsmustbewel dedandtestedwithbot
hpassi
ng.
c)Twoadditi
onal bendt
estsarerequi
red.
d)Chemicalanalysi
softheweldmentisrequi
red.

64.
Undertherequi
rementsofASMEB31.3,isi
tper
missi
bleforonecont
ract
ort
ouse
weldi
ngprocedurespeci
fi
cat
ionsqual
if
iedbyanot
herorgani
zati
on?

a)Yes,withthei
nspect
orsapprov
al.
b)Yes,forPnumbers1,3,4Gr.1and8.
c)Yes,provi
dedthemateri
alt
obewel dedi
snotmor
ethan3/
4"t
hick.
d)Alloftheabove.

65.
Undertherequi
rement
sofASMEB31.3,i
sitper
missi
blef
oranempl
oyert
oal
lowa
weldertouseaWPQf rom apr
evi
ousemploy
er?

a)No.
b)Yes,
prov
idedtheinspectorappr
ovesandacopyoft heWPQi smai
ntai
ned.
c)Yes,
whenpermitt
edbyt hepipi
ngdesigner
.
d)Yes,
ifar
epresent
ati
veoft hecur
rentemployerwaspresentatt
hequal
if
icat
iont
est
.

66.
Whichofthef
oll
owi
ngstatement
sregar
dingf
il
lermat
eri
alsusedi
nASMEB31.
3
const
ruct
ioni
snotcor
rect
.

a)Fi
ll
ermetalshall
confor
mt otherequir
ement sofASMESect
ionIX.
b)Fi
ll
ermetalsnotli
stedi
nASMESect ionI Xmaybeusedi
faqualif
icat
iontesti
s
successf
ull
ymadeandt heownerappr oves.
c)Fil
lerMater
ial
smustbeoft helowhy drogentype.
d)Unlist
edfi
ll
ermetal
smustbei dent
if
iedbyt r
adenameorchemicalanal
ysis.

67.
Whatisthemaxi
mum sul
furcont
entper
mit
tedi
nbacki
ngr
ingsusedi
nASMEB31.
3
const
ructi
on?

a)5%
b).
5%
c).
05%
d)Ther
eisnor
equi
rementbey
ondwel
dabi
l
ity
.
68.
UnderASMEB31.
3,wheni
stheuseofnon-
fer
rousornon-
met
all
icbacki
ngr
ings
per
mitted?

a)Whenapprovedbyt
heinspector.
b)Whenapprovedbyt
heowner .
c)Whenapprovedbyt
hedesigner .
d)Whenpermit
tedbyASMESect ionIX

69.
Whenist
heuseofconsumabl
einser
tsper
mit
tedundert
her
equi
rement
sofASME
B31.
3?

a)Theymustbeofthesamecompositi
onoft hebasemetal
.
b)Theymustnotcausedet
ri
mentalal
l
oyingoftheweld.
c)TheWPSusingthem i
squali
fi
edasrequir
edbyASMEB31. 3,
328.
2.
d)Alloft
heabove.

70.
Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
snotr
equi
redt
ober
emov
edpr
iort
owel
ding?

a)Paintoroi
l.
b)Rustorscale.
c)Discol
orat
ionfrom t
hermalcutt
ing.
d)Oxidi
zedmet alf
rom t
hermalcut
ting.

71.
Whenprepar
ingcomponentendsforwel
dinghowmuchmat
eri
almayber
emov
ed
whi
lef
it
tingup,al
igni
ngori
nstal
li
ngbacki
ngrings?

a)1/32"
.
b)1/64"
.
c)Theremaini
ngt
hicknessmustbeequalt
oorgr
eat
ert
hant
hecal
cul
atedmi
nimum
thi
ckness.
d)5%.

72.
Whichofthefoll
owingwoul
dyour
ecommendi
ftwocomponent
stobewel
dedar
e
notproper
lyal
igned?

a)Rej
ectthefi
tup.
b)Theweldshouldbetaper
edbetweenthecomponents.
c)Thecomponentsmustbemachinedsothatali
gnmenti
swit
hin.
020'
.
d)Themisali
gnedareasmustbebui
ltupbyweldi
ngandthemachi
ned.

73.
Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngst
atement
sregar
dingbr
anchconnect
ionsi
snott
rue?

a)Br
anchconnect i
onswhi chabut
ttherunpipemustbecont ouredf
orgroov
ewelds.
b)Branchconnecti
onsr equir
eful
lRT.
c)Br
anchpi pi
nginsert
edi nt
otherunpipi
ngmustatleastbef l
ushwit
htherunI
D.
d)Openingsintherunpipingmustpermitf
itupwi
thi
nt heli
mi t
softheWPS.
74.
Howmustwel dsbeident
if
iedtocompl ywithASMEB31.3?
a)Theweldermustapplyhi
sstampadj acenttot
heweld.
b)Weldmapsmustbekeptort heweldermustapplyhisst
ampadjacentt
othewel
d.
c)Noidenti
fi
cat
ioni
snecessaryiftheweldersar
equali
fi
edinaccor
dancewit
hASME
sect
ionIX.
d)Weldsmustbestampedwi ththedatemadeandt hecont
ract
orsl
ogo.

75.
Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngst
atement
sisnott
rue?

a)Bri
dget acksmustbetaper
edpri
ortobeingincorporat
edint
othefi
nishedweld.
b)Tackwel dsshall
bemadewithafi
ll
ermetalequiv
alenttot
hatusedi
nt herootpass.
c)Crackedt ackwel
dsmustberemoved.
d)Tackwel dsshall
bemadebyaqualif
iedwelder
.

76.
Wheni
speeni
ngpr
ohi
bit
edunderASMEB31.
3?

a)Ont
herootpass.
b)Ont
hehotpass.
c)Ont
hefi
nalpass.
d)Ont
herootandfi
nalpass.

77.
Theweldi
ngsequenceandheatt
reat
menti
scont
rol
ledonwel
dingofv
alv
esf
orwhat
pur
pose?

a)Tomini
mizeheatinputforbri
tt
lef
ractureconsi
der
ati
ons.
b)Topr
eservetheseatti
ghtnessofthev alv
e.
c)Topr
eventangulardi
stort
ion.
d)Topr
eventtheformati
onofaheataf f
ectedzone.

78.
Ifsl
iponf
langesar
etobesi
ngl
ewel
ded,
wher
ewoul
dyour
equi
ret
hewel
d?

a)Atthehubtopipeont heID.
b)Atthefl
angetopipeontheOD.
c)ASMEB31. 3r
equiredsli
pflangestobewel
dedont
heI
DandOD.
d)Sl
ipfl
angesarenotpermittedunderASMEB31.
3

79.
Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngst
atement
sregar
dingsealwel
dsi
sincor
rect
?

a)Sealwel
dsmustbemadebyaqual ifi
edwelder
.
b)Sealwel
dsmustcov
erallexposedthreads.
c)Sealwel
dsmaynotexceed1/ 8"i
nsize.
d)Seal
wel
dsar
enotconsi
der
edascont
ri
but
inganyst
rengt
htot
hej
oint
.

80.
Whenr
einf
orci
ngpadsandsaddl
esar
eusedwhi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
sar
equi
rement
?

a)Thepadorsaddlemusthaveagoodfitt
ot hepart
.
b)Thepadorsaddlesmustbefi
tt
edwithav enthol
eawayfrom t
hecrot
ch.
c)Thewel dbet
weenthebr
anchandrunmustbei nspect
edbefor
einst
all
i
ngapador
saddle.
d)Alloftheabove.

81.
Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngst
atement
sisnott
ruei
nregar
dst
owel
drepai
rs?

a)Welddefectsmustber emov
edtosoundmetalpri
ortoweldi
ng.
b)Repairweldsmustbemadebyqualif
iedwel
ders.
c)Preheati
ngandPWHTar enotr
equi
redforwel
dr epai
rs.
d)Thecav i
tytobeweldedmaydif
ferf
rom t
hecontouranddimensi
onsoft
heor
igi
nal
j
oint.

82.
Belowwhatt emper
atur
edotherecommendat
ionsf
orpr
eheat
ingi
nASMEB31.
3,
table330.
1.1becamemandator
y?

a)0°F.
b)32°F.
c)50°F.
d)-20°F.

83.
Wher
ear
ethepr
eheatr
equi
rement
sgi
venf
orunl
ist
edmat
eri
alsperASMEB31.
3?

a)InASMESect i
onII.
b)InASMESect i
onIX.
c)IntheWPS.
d)IntheAPI574.
84.
Howl ar
geanar eamustbepr
eheat
edpr
iort
owel
dingi
naccor
dancewi
thASME
B31.3?

a)6"bey
ondtheedgesoft
heweld.
b)3"bey
ondtheedgesoft
heweld.
c)2"bey
ondtheedgesoft
heweld.
d)1"beyondt
heedgesofthewel
d.

85.
Whenmakingadissimi
larwel
drequi
ri
ngpr
eheat
,whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ng
temper
atur
esshouldbeappli
ed?
a)Thehigherofthepreheat,f
ort
hemater
ial
s.
b)Thelowerofthemat eri
alsf
ort
hepr
eheat.
c)350oF.
d)AorCwhi cheveri
sgr eat
er.

86.
Whati
sthemi
nimum r
equi
redpr
eheatf
orPnumber4mat
eri
al?

a)50°F.
b)149°F.
c)250°F.
d)300° F.

87.
Underwhi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngcondi
ti
onsi
sheatt
reat
mentr
equi
red?

a)Whenr equi
redbyASMEB31. 3table331.
1.1.
b)Whent hethi
cknessatanyplacet hr
oughaj oi
ntatabr
anchconnect
ioni
smor
ethan
twicet
hemi ni
mum thicknessrequiri
ngheattr
eatment
.
c)Whencal l
edforontheWPS.
d)Alloft
heabov e.

88.
Inwhi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngexampl
esoff
il
letwel
dswoul
dPWHTber
equi
red,
perASME
B31.
3?

a)Afi
ll
etweldwi
tha⅝"t
hroatonP1materi
al.
b)Afi
ll
etweldwi
tha½"t
hroatonP3materi
al.
c)Afi
ll
etweldwi
tha⅝"thr
oatonP4mat eri
al.
d)Whenweldsar
emadeofferr
it
icmat
eri
alswithaf
il
lermet
alwhi
chdoesnotai
rhar
der
.

89.
Whenahar
dnessl
imiti
sestabl
ishedf
oramat
eri
ali
ntabl
e331.1.
1,whatper
cent
age
ofPWHTweldsmustbetest
edifPWHTwasperf
ormedinfur
nace?

a)10%.
b)25%.
c)50%
d)100%.

90.Whenahardnessl
imi
tisspeci
fi
edforamat
eri
ali
ntabl
e331.
1.1,
whatper
cent
ageof
wel
dsl
ocal
lyPWHTmustbet ested?
a)10%.
b)25%.
c)50%.
d)100%.

91.Whendi
ssi
mil
armet
alsar
ejoi
ned,
whi
chhar
dnessl
imi
tappl
ies?

a)Thehi
gheroft hetwo.
b)Thel
oweroft hetwo.
c)Thehardnesslimit
sf oreachmat
eri
almustbemet
.
d)Thebasemet alhardnessmustbel
ess.

92.DoesASMEB31.
3per
mitexcept
ionst
othebasi
crequi
rement
sforheatt
reat
ment
?

a)Yes,
witht
heinspector
sapproval.
b)Yes,
provi
dedthedesignerpr
ov esadequacy
.
c)Yes,
whenrequestedbytheowner .
d)No.

93.Whendissi
mil
armetal
sar
ejoi
ned,
whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngdet
ermi
nest
heheat
t
reat
menttemper
atur
e?

a)Thel
owert emperaturerangef orthematerial
s.
b)Thehi
ghert emperaturerangef orthemat eri
als.
c)Theaverageofthespecifiedtemper at
ures.
d)Anyoftheaboveasspeci fiedbythedesi gner
.

94.Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngbestdescr
ibesdel
ayedheatt
reat
ment
?

a)Aci
rcumf
erenti
alhar
dofther
unpipeisheatedtothespeci
fi
edt emper
atur
e.
b)Whenapi
pespool i
sheat
edinoverl
appi
ngsectionsint
hefurnace.
c)Whenaweldisall
owedtocoolpr
iortoheattr
eatment.
d)Whenaport
ionofaweld,
usual
lyaft
erarepair
,isheatt
reat
ed.

95.
Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngbestdescr
ibesl
ocalheatt
reat
ment
?

a)Aci
rcumf
erenti
albandofthepipeisheatedt
ot hespecif
iedt emperat
ure.
b)Whenapi
pespool i
sheatedinover
lappi
ngsecti
onsinthef urnace.
c)Whenaweldisal
lowedtocoolpri
ortoheattr
eatment.
d)Whenaport
ionofaweld,usual
lyaf
terarepai
r,i
sheattreated.

96.
Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngbestdescr
ibespar
ti
alheatt
reat
ment
?

a)Aci
rcumf
erenti
albandoft hepi
peisheatedtothespeci
fiedt
emperat
ure.
b)Whenapipespoolisheatedinoverl
appi
ngsect i
onsinthefur
nace.
c)Whenaweldisall
owedt ocoolpri
ortoheattr
eatment.
d)Whenaport
ionofawel d,usual
l
yafterarepai
r,i
sheattr
eated.
97.
Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
snota"
ri
ght
"oft
heowner
sinspect
orori
nspect
ordel
egat
es?

a)Accesstoanypl acewher eworkconcer nedwitht

hepipi
nginst
all
ati
oni
sbei
ng
concerned.
b)Ther i
ghttoaudi tanyexami nat
ion.
c)Ther i
ghttoreviewal lcert
if
icat
ionsandr ecor
dsassoci
atedwit
htheowner
s
responsi
bil
it
ies.
d)Ther i
ghttodirectf abri
cati
onper sonnel.

98.
Whichofthefol
lowingi
snotatr
uestat
ementi
nregar
dst
othequal
if
icat
ionsf
ort
he
ownersi
nspectorunderASMEB31.
3?

a)Theownersi nspectormustbeempl oyedbyt heowner,orempl oyeeofanengi neering

organi
zat
ion.
b)Theowner sinspectionmustcarryonAWSCWIorCanadi anWel dingBoardcer t
if
icate.
c)Theowneri nspecti
onmusthav e10y earsexperi
enceinthedesi gn,fabr
icat
ionor
i
nspecti
onofpi pingsystems,orequiv
alent
.
d)Theownersi nspectordeter
minesthequali
ficati
onrequir
edf orpersonshedelegat es
i
nspecti
onf uncti
ons.

99.
Whoisresponsi
bleforperformi
ngalloft
heexaminati
onsr
equir
edbyASMEB31.
3
andpr
eparingsui
tablerecordsoft
heseexaminat
ionsandt
ests?

a)Thei
nspector
.
b)Themanufacturer
,fabr
icat
ororerector
.
c)Theper
sonper f
ormingtheexaminati
on.
d)Theowner.

100. Whenjoi
ntsdonotrequir
eanyexaminat
ionsasdet
ermi
nedbyASMEB31.
3,341.
4
wheni
sthej
ointconsi
deredaccept
ed?

a)Whencompl eted.
b)Thejoi
ntisnoteveracceptedunlessexami
ned.
c)Aft
erbeingplacedinser
vice.
d)Aft
erpassingtherequir
edl eakt
est.

101. Forwhi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngmat
eri
alsmustexami
nat
ionsbeper
for
medaf
terPWHT?

a)P-
Nos3,4,
5,10,11,
34.
b)P-
Nos3,4,5.
c)P-
Nos1,3,
4,5,8.
d)P-
Nos1.3,4,
5,8.

102. Whenani
tem i
sfoundt
ohav
eoneormor
edef
ect
sandi
srepai
red,
whi
choft
he
 f
oll
owi
ngi
srequi
red?

a)Thenewworkshal
lbere-
exami nedbythesamemet hods.
b)Thenewworkshal
lbeexami nedbythesamemet hods.
c)Thenewworkshal
lbesubjecttothesamecri
ter
iaast heor
igi
nal
wor
k.
d)Alloft
heabov
e.

103. Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngbestdescr
ibespr
ogr
essi
vesampl
ingf
orexami
nat
ion?

a)Exami ningeachwel dast heworkprogresses

b)Whenspotorr andom exami nat
ionreveal
sadef ect
,sel
ect
ing2morewel dsfor
exami nation.I
feitherofthe2wel dsisrej
ected2mor eweldsar
eselect
ed.Ifei
ther
fai
ls,allweldsar einspectedorrepl
acedforthewelderi
nquesti
on.
c)Exami ninganincreasingpercentageofaweldersworkbasedonthenumberandt ype
ofdefect sfound.
d)Alloftheabov e.

104. Whichoft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
snotar
equi
rementf
orv
isuali
nspect
ionunderASME
B31.
3?

a)Atleast50%inspect i
onunderASMEB31.3.
b)Atleast5%off abri
cati
on.
c)100%ofl ongi
tudinalweldsunl
essmadeinaccor
dancewi
thalist
edspecif
icat
ion
d)Random exami nati
onsduringer
ect
iont
ocheckali
gnmentsupport
s,andcoldspr
ing.

105. Fornormalfl
uidserv
ice,
whatper
cent
ageofwel
dsmustber
andom r
adi
ogr
aphed
orul
tr
asoni
call
yinspect
ed?

a)5%.
b)10%.
c)25%.
d)100%.

106. Whenacir
cumfer
enti
alweldwi
thanint
ersect
ingl
ongi
tudi
nalwel
disexami
ned,
howmuchofthel
ongi
tudi
nalwel
distobeincl
uded?

a)1"
.
b)1.
5"
c)2"
.
d)3"
.

107. Whenset
ti
ngthepipespr
ingi
napi
pingsy
stem,
whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngmaynotbe
usedt
ocl
osethegap?
a)Heat
ingi
npipe.
b)Useofawinch.
c)Useofaprybar
.
d)Noneoft
heabov e.

108. Whati
sthemaxi
mum of
fsetper
mit
tedbyASMEB31.
3forf
langebol
thol
es?

a)1/
16"
b)1/
8"
c)3/
16"
d)1/
4"

109. Whati
sthemaxi
mum numberofgasket
swhi
chcanbeusedi
naf
langedj
oint
?

a)1.
b)2.
c)3.
d)4.

110. Whenassembl ingflar

e-l
essandcompressi
ontubi
ngjoi
nts,wherethe
manufactur
erspecif
iedthenumberoft
urnsofthenut,
from whatpointshal
lthet
urns
becounted?

a)I
nit
ial
engagementwi ththethreads.
b)Thepointofcontactwit
ht het
ubingorfit
ti
ng.
c)Thepointatwhichthenutbecomesf i
ngerti
ght
.
d)Thepointatwhich10in/lbsoftorqueoccur
.

111. Whi choft

hef
oll
owingmaybesubst
it
utedf
orRTorUTonwel
dsi
nnor
malf
lui
d
ser
vicewit
hthei
nspect
or’
sappr
oval
?

a)Ther
eisnoacceptablesubst
it
ute.
b)MTofeachwel dpass.
c)I
nprocessexaminati
on.
d)PTandvisual
inspect
ionoftheroot
.

112. Whomustcert
if
ythatal
loft
hequal
it
ycont
rolr
equi
rement
soft
hecodeand
desi
gnhav
ebeencarr
iedout
?

a)Thei
nspector
.
b)Theexaminer
.
c)Theowner.
d)Thedesi
gner.

113. Forpi
pingi
nsev
erecy
cli
cser
vice,
whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
ssubj
ectt
o100%v
isual
 i
nspect
ion?

a)Fabri
cati
on.
b)Threaded,bolt
edandot
herj
oint
s.
c)Allpi
pingerecti
on.
d)Alloftheabove.

114. Whatpercentageofwel
dsi
nsev
erecy
cli
cser
vicemustber
adi
ogr
aphedor
ul
tr
asoni
cal
lyinspect
ed?

a)5%.
b)10%.
c)25%.
d)100%.

115. Isitper
missi
blet
osubst
it
utei
npr
ocessi
nspect
ionsf
orRTorUTonsev
erecy
cli
c
pi
ping?

a)Yes,
wit
htheinspectorsauthor
izati
on.
b)Yes,
att
heowner srequest
.
c)Yes,
att
hediscr
etionoftheengineer.
d)No.

116. Whatt y
peofinspect
ions,
arer
equi
redf
orl
ongi
tudi
nalwel
dsr
equi
ri
ngaj
oint
ef
fi
ciencyof90%?

a)RTofa6"spoti
nev
ery50'
ofweld.
b)RTofa1’
'spoti
never
y100’'
ofweld.
c)100%RT.
d)5%RT.

117. Whosel
ect
sorappr
ovesoft
hewel
dst
obespotr
adi
ogr
aphed?

a)Theowner .
b)Theinspector.
c)Theexami ner
.
d)TheRTt echni
cian.

118. Whent
hetype,nat
ureorext
entofadi
scont
inui
tyisunknown,
whichoft
he
f
oll
owi
ngi
nspecti
onmethodsmaybeusedtoresolvesuchdoubt
fuli
ndi
cat
ions?

a)RT.
b)UT.
c)VT.
d)Anyaccept
abl
emet
hod.

119. Whatdet
ermi
nest
het
rai
ningandexper
iencer
equi
redf
orexami
ner
s?

a)Theowner.
b)Thei
nspector.
c)Theneedsoft hespeci
fi
edexami
nat
ions.
d)Thefabr
icat
ion.

120. Whoistherequir
edt omaint
aincopi
esoft
heexami
ner
squal
if
icat
ionsandmake
t
hem av
ail
abl
et otheinspect
or?

a)Thefabr
icator.
b)Theexami ner.
c)Theproduct i
onper
sonnel
.
d)Thedesigner.

121. Pr
ocedur
esf
orexami
nat
ionsmustbe:

a)Wri
tt
en.
b)I
naccordancewit
hASMESect
ionV.
c)Cer
ti
fi
edbyt heempl
oyer
.
d)Al
loftheabove.

122. Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngbestdescr
ibesr
andom exami
nat
ionperASMEB31.
3?

a)Complet
eexaminat i
onofallofaspeci
fiedi
tem i
nadesi gnat
edl ot.
b)Completeexaminationofapercent
ageofaspeci f
iedkindofitem inadesi
gnatedlot
.
c)Aspecif
iedpar
ti
al examinat
ionofeachofaspecifi
edkindofitem inadesi
gnatedlot
.
d)Aspecif
iedpar
ti
al examinat
ionofapercent
ageofaki ndofit
em i nadesi
gnatedlot
.

123. Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngbestdescr
ibesr
andom spotexami
nat
ion?

a)Complet
eexaminat i
onofall
ofaspeci
fi
edit
em inadesignat
edlot.
b)Complet
eexaminat i
onofapercent
ageofaspeci
fiedki
ndofitem i
nadesi
gnat
edl
ot.
c)Aspecif
iedpar
ti
al exami
nati
onofeachofaspecif
iedki
ndofitem i
nadesi
gnat
edl
ot.
d)Aspecif
iedpar
tialexaminat
ionofaper
cent
ageofaki ndofit
em inadesi
gnat
edl
ot.

124. Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngbestdescr
ibes100%exami
nat
ion?

a)Completeexaminationofal
lofaspecifi
edit
em i
nadesignatedlot.
b)Complet
eexaminat i
onofaper cent
ageofaspeci
fi
edki
ndofi t
em inadesi
gnatedlot.
c)Aspecif
iedpar
ti
al examinat
ionofeachofaspeci
fi
edki
ndofi tem i
nadesi
gnatedlot.
d)Aspecif
iedpar
ti
al examinat
ionofapercent
ageofaki
ndofitem inadesi
gnatedlot.
125. Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngbestdescr
ibesspotexami
nat
ion?

a)Complet
eexaminat i
onofall
ofaspecif
iedi
tem i
nadesi gnat
edlot.
b)Complet
eexaminat i
onofapercent
ageofaspecif
iedkindofitem i
nadesi
gnatedlot.
c)Aspecif
iedpar
tialexaminat
ionofeachofaspecif
iedkindofitem i
nadesi
gnatedlot.
d)Aspecif
iedpar
ti
al exami
nati
onofapercent
ageofaki ndofit
em inadesi
gnatedlot.

126. Vi
sual
inspect
ionsar
etobeper
for
medi
naccor
dancewi
thwhi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ng?

a)ASMESect
ionVar
ti
cle2.
b)ASMESect
ionVar
ti
cle5.
c)ASMESect
ionVar
ticl
e9.
d)ASMESect
ionVar
ti
cle13.

127. Whenar
erecor
dsofi
ndi
vi
dualv
isuali
nspect
ionsr
equi
redbyASMEB31.
3?

a)Always.
b)Forinpr ocessinspecti
ons.
c)Onsev erecy cl
i
cpiping.
d)Forallrootpasses.

128. Towhi choft

hef
oll
owi
ngmustmagnet
icpar
ti
clebeper
for
med,
othert
hanf
or
cast
ings?

a)ASMESect
ionVar
ti
cle2.
b)ASMESect
ionVar
ti
cle5.
c)ASMESect
ionVar
ticl
e7.
d)ASMESect
ionVar
ti
cle9.

129. Liqui
dpenet
ranti
nspect
ionsar
etobeper
for
medi
naccor
dancewi
thwhi
choft
he
f
oll
owing?

a)ASMESect
ionVar
ti
cle3.
b)ASMESect
ionVar
ti
cle4.
c)ASMESect
ionVar
ticl
e6.
d)ASMESect
ionVar
ti
cle9.

130. Radi
ographici
nspect
ions,
aret
obeper
for
medonwel
dsi
naccor
dancewi
thwhi
ch
oft
hefol
lowing?

a)ASMESect
ionVar
ticl
e2.
b)ASMESect
ionVar
ti
cle4.
c)ASMESect
ionVar
ti
cle5
d)ASMESect
ionVar
ti
cle7.

131. UTonwel
dsi
stobeper
for
medi
naccor
dancewi
thwhi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ng?
a)ASMESect
ionVar
ti
cle2.
b)ASMESect
ionVar
ti
cle4.
c)ASMESect
ionVar
ticl
e5.
d)ASMESect
ionVar
ti
cle7.

132. Whichoft
hefol
lowi
ngi
scheckeddur
ingani
npr
ocessi
nspect
ioni
naccor
dance
wi
thASMEB31.3?

a)Jointpreparat
ion,cl
eanl
inessfitupandpr eheat
s.
b)Conditi
onoft herootpassaftercleaning.
c)Sl
agr emov albetweenpassesandf i
nishedappear
ance.
d)Alloftheabov e.

133. Whichoft
hef
oll
owi
ngpi
pingsy
stemsmaybeser
vicel
eakt
est
edatt
heowner
s
opt
ion?

a)Normal fl
uidser v
icepipi
ng.
b)CategoryDpi ping.
c)Severecycli
cpi ping.
d)All
oft heabov e.

134. Whodecideswhetherornotahy
drost
ati
corpneumat
icl
eakt
esti
simpr
act
icabl
e
i
naccor
dancewithASMEB31. 3?

a)Thei
nspector.
b)Theexaminer.
c)Thefabr
icator
.
d)Theowner .

135. Whenbothhydr
ost
ati
candpneumat
ict
est
ing,
areconsi
der
edi
mpr
act
icabl
e,what
mustbedone?

a)Agassniff
ertest
.
b)Ful
lRTofallbuttwel
dsandMTorPTofattachments?
c)Permi
ssiontowaivel
eakt
est
ingmustbeobtai
nedfr
om theowner
.
d)All
oftheabove.

136. Whati
sthemaximum st
resswhi
chmaybepr
oducedi
napi
pingsy
stem dur
ing
t
est
ingi
naccor
dancewit
hASMEB31. 3?

a)Theul
ti
matetensil
estr
engt
h.
b)Theyi
eldst
rength.
c)Themaximum al
lowabl
eworki
ngst
ressatt
hetesttemper
ature.
d)Themaximum al
lowabl
eworki
ngst
ressatt
hedesigntemperatur
e.
137. Howl
ongshal
lal
eakt
estbehel
dinaccor
dancewi
thASMEB31.
3?

a)Atl
east5minutes.
b)Atl
east10minutes.
c)Atl
east15minutes.
d)Atl
east20minutes.

138. Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
smandat
oryi
nregar
dst
oleakt
est
ing?

a)Leakt
est
ingmustbeper
formedaft
eranyNDE.
b)Leakt
est
ingmustbeper
formedaft
ervisuali
nspect
ion.
c)Leakt
est
ingmustbeperfor
medafterheattreat
ment.
d)Leakt
est
ingmustbewit
nessedbytheinspector
.

139. Pi
pingsubj
ectt
oext
ernalpr
essur
eist
est
edatwhati
nter
nalgagepr
essur
e?

a)1.
5timest
heext
ernaldi
ff
erent
ialpressure.
b)15psi.
c)1.
5timest
heext
ernaldi
ffer
entialpressureor15psiwhi
chev
eri
sgr
eat
er.
d)25psi.

140. Whenl
eakt
est
ingj
acket
edpi
ping,
whati
sthet
estpr
essur
etobebasedupon?

a)I
nter
nal pr
essureofthei nnerpipe.
b)Ext
ernalpressur
eont hei nnerpipe.
c)I
nternalorexter
nal
,whi chev eri
smor ecr
it
ical
.
d)Thepressuredif
fer
ential.

141. Ifr
epai
rsaremadet
oapi
pespoolf
oll
owi
ngl
eakt
est
,isr
etest
ingr
equi
redper
ASMEB31.3?

a)Yes.
b)Yes,
unl
essappr
ovedbyt
heinspect
or.
c)Yes,
unl
essappr
ovedbytheowner.
d)No.

142. Whatmustbei
ncl
udedi
nther
ecor
dsi
nregar
dst
oleakt
est
ingpi
ping?

a)Thedat eofthet
estandpipi
ngsyst
em i
dent
if
icat
ion.
b)Thetestflui
dandpressur
e.
c)Certi
fi
cati
onofresul
tsbytheexami
ner
.
d)Alloftheabove.

143. Mayt
estr
ecor
dsbedi
sposedoff
oll
owi
ngt
estcompl
eti
on?

a)Yes.
b)Yes,
wit
htheownersconsent
.
c)Yes,
ift
heinspect
orcer
ti
fi
esther
equi
redt
est
inghasbeenper
for
med.
d)No.

144. Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
snotper
mit
tedwhenl
eakt
est
ingi
nsul
atedpi
ping?

a)Weldsmustbeleftuni
nsul
atedf ori
nspecti
on.
b)Weldsmaybepr i
medandpai nted.
c)wel
dsmaybei nsulat
edifpr
ev i
ouslytest
ed.
d)Noneoftheabove.

145. Whati
sthet
estpr
essur
erequi
redi
nASMEB31.
3forsel
frest
rai
nedexpansi
on
j
oint
s?

a)Therequiredt
estpressuref ort
hepi ping.
b)150%oft hedesignpressure.
c)Thelesserofthepipingtestpressur eor150%oft
hedesi
gnpr
essur
e.
d)Thegreaterofthepipingtestpressureor150%oft
hedesi
gnpr
essur
e.

146. Whati
sthemaxi
mum t
estpr
essur
eforamet
all
icbel
lowexpansi
onj
oint
?

a)Thepi
pingtestpressur e.
b)Theshoptestpressur e.
c)150%ofthedesignpr essure.
d)Thesyst
em operationspr essur
e.

147. Whenf l
ammablel
iqui
dsareusedf
orhy
drost
ati
ctest
ing,
whati
sthemi
nimum
f
lashpoi
ntperASMEB31.3?

a)70°F
b)120°F
c)150°F
d)212°F

148. Whentheownerelect
stohavet
hepipi
ngt
est
edwi
tht
hepr
essur
evessel
sint
he
sy
stem,
whattestpr
essurei
srequi
red?

a)Thepipingmaybet estedwi t
hthepressurev
esselsift
hepipingtestpressur
ei sl
ess
thanorequaltothevessel t
estpressur
e.
b)Whent hepipi
ngtestpressureexceedsthevesselt
estpressure,t
heymaybet est
ed
toget
herifthevesselpressurei
satleast77%ofthepipingtestpressur
e.
c)1.5ti
mest hedesignpressure.
d)aorb.

149. Whenpneumat
ict
est
ingatpr
essur
emustt
hepr
essur
erel
iefdev
icebeset
?
a)Thet
estpr
essur
e.
b)Thet
estpr
essur
eplus10%.
c)Thet
estpr
essur
eplus50psi
.
d)Thet
estpr
essur
eplusthel
esserof10%or50psi
.

150. Whati
sthepneumat
ict
estpr
essur
e?

a)Thedesi
gnpressure.
b)110%ofthedesignpressure.
c)150%ofthedesi
gnpr essur
e.
d)125%ofthedesi
gnpr essur
e.

151. Whenpneumat
ict
est
ing,
atwhatpr
essur
eist
hepr
eli
minar
yinspect
ionmade?

a)50%ofthet
estpr
essureor25psi
,whateveri
sless.
b)25%ofthet
estpr
essur
eor50psi,
whateverisl
ess.
c)25psi
.
d)50psi
.

152. Atwhatpr
essur
eisasensi
ti
vel
eakt
estconduct
ed?

a)Thelessorof15psior25%ofthetestpr
essure.
b)25%oft het
estpr
essureor50psi
,whateveri
sless.
c)25psi.
d)50psi.

153. Howl ongshal

lrecordsofexaminat
ionpr
ocedur
esandexami
nat
ionper
sonnel
qual
if
icat
ionsbekept,f
oll
owingthecomplet
ionoft
heproj
ect
?

a)3years.
b)5years.
c)7years.
d)10years.

154. Whenar
eext
endedbonnetv
alv
esr
ecommended?

a)Whenitisnecessarytoest abl
ishatemper
atur
edi
ff
erent
ialbet
weent
hef
lui
dand
val
vepacking.
b)Todecreaseseati
ngef for
t.
c)Toenforceseatti
ghtness.
d)Tomaket hevalv
emor eaccessibl
e.

155. Whywoul
dasl
ipf
langebev
ent
ed?

a)Toprovi
def
oranai
rtest
.
b)Torel
iev
eanypr
essur
ebuil
dupduet
oleakageoft
hei
nnerwel
d.
c)Toal
ertpl
antpersonnel
tot
hef
ail
ureoft
hei
nnerwel
d.
d)Al
loft
heabov e.

156. Rai
sedf
acedf
langesar
ety
pical
lyused:

a)Wit
hgasketmat eri
alsnotsubjecttocol
dfl
owathighertemper at
uresandpr essur
es.
b)Wit
hgasketmater i
alssubjectt
ocoldfl
owatlowtemperaturesorvacuum atmoderate
1.t
emperatur
es.
c)Wit
houtgasket
sf ormet al
t ometal
seali
ngouthi
ghpressureandtemperatures.
d)aandc.

157. Fl
atf
acedf
langesar
ety
pical
l
yused:

a)Wit
hgasketmater i
alsnotsubjectt
ocoldfl
owathighertemperat
uresandpr essur
es.
b)Wit
hgasketmat eri
alssubjecttocoldfl
owatlowtemper at
uresorvacuum at
moderat
etemper atures.
c)Wit
houtgasket
sf ormet alt
omet alseal
i
ngouthi
ghpr essur
eandtemper at
ures.
d)aandc.

158. Whichofthef
oll
owi
ngisrecommendedbyASMEB31.3whenbl
ockv
alv
esar
e
usedt
oisol
atepr
essur
erel
ievi
ngdev
icesf
rom t
hepi
pingsy
stem?

a)Anaut hori
zedpersonshoul
dbest ati
onedatt
hevalv
e.
b)Apr essuregageshouldbevisi
bleandameansofreli
vi
nganyexcesspr
essureshoul
d
beav ail
able.
c)Thebl ockv al
veshoul
dbelockedorsealedi
ntheopenposi
ti
onwhenunattended.
d)Alloftheabov e.

159. Whichoft
hefol
lowi
ngorganizat
ionsprov
idesi
nfor
mat
iononmat
eri
als
per
for
manceincor
rosi
veenvi
ronment s?

a)ASME.
b)API
.
c)NACE.
d)AWS.

160. Cast
,Mal
leabl
e,andhi
ghsi
li
coni
ronar
enot
edf
orwhi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ng?

a)Lackofducti
li
tyandsensit
ivi
tyt
oshock.
b)Ducti
li
tyandstrengt
h.
c)Hardnessandtoughness.
d)Ducti
li
tyandtoughness.

161. Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
str
uei
nregar
dst
ocar
bonst
eel
?

a)Thepossi
bil
i
tyofembri
tt
lementwhenexposedtost
rongal
kal
ineorcaust
icf
lui
ds.
b)Thepossi
bil
i
tyofdamageduetohydrogenatel
evat
edtemper
atur
es.
c)Thepossi
bil
i
tyofst
resscor
rosi
oncr
acki
ngwhenexposedt
ocy
ani
des,
aci
ds,
aci
dsal
ts,
orwetH2S.
d)Alloft
heabove.

162. Abovewhichoft
hefol
lowi
ngtemper
atur
esdoescar
bidebecomegr
aphi
te
(
graphi
ti
zat
ion)i
ncar
bonandlowall
oyst
eel
s?

a)500°F.
b)600°F.
c)700°F.
d)800°F.

163. Atwhatt
emper
atur
edoessensi
ti
zat
ionoccuri
naust
eni
ti
cst
eel
s?

a)800°F-
1600°F.
b)400°F-1200°F.
c)900°F-1200°F.
d)1600°F-1800°F.

164. Whatmayoccuri
fheatt
reat
ment
sar
eper
for
medwi
thl
onghol
dingt
imesat
hi
ghert
emper
atur
es?

a)Increasedt ensi
lestrengt
h.
b)Reducedduct il
i
ty.
c)Reducedt ensil
estrength.
d) Br
it
tleness.