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1. The generic electrode identification system for

for SMAW welding is:

a) EXXT-X.
b) ERXXS-X.
c) EXXXX.
d) FXXX-EXXX.

2. During failure analysis

analysis of a heat exchanger tube (ASTM A249, Type 304) in a service with a
sulfur bearing stream, the engineer notes that the maintenance department failed to neutralize
the tube bundle prior to pulling it, and that the bundle leaked during a hydrostatic pressure
test. The failure mechanism is inter-granular cracking. What is the most likely cause
ca use of the
failure?

a) hydrochloric acid.
b) amines.
c) naphthenic acids.
d) polythionic acids.

3. If non-normalized SA-516
SA-516 Gr 60 material
material is used for fabricating a pressure vessel with a
nominal wall thickness of 1.125 inches (28.6 mm), for what minimum design metal
temperature can the vessel be stamped without impact testing?

a) -26ºF (-32°C)
b) 2°F (-17°C)
c) 37°F (3°C)
d) 75°F (24ºC)

4. A pressure vessel
vessel is designed
designed for 350 psig at 500°F. Which of the following is the
permissible opening pressure range for a single safety relief valve?

a) 339.5 - 350 psig

b) 339.5 - 360.5 psig

c) 343 -- 350
d) 343 357 psig
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6. During the visual inspection of an ellipsoidal head on an 8-foot ID pressure vessel, an

isolated corroded area was located 2.5 feet from the center of the head. Governing thickness
would be determined by using the code formula for:

a) spherical shells.
b) a cylinder under internal pressure.
c) the knuckle region
region of an ellipsoidal
ellipsoidal head.
d) an ellipsoidal head.

7. The corrosion rate of a pressure vessel has been established to be less than 0.004 inch per
year (0.10 mm/year), based on 5 years of service experience. All of the following
requirements must be satisfied for an on-stream inspection to be performed in lieu of an
internal inspection, except that:

a) the vessel must not be strip-lined

strip-lined or plate-lined.
b) no questionable condition is disclosed by periodic external inspections.
c) the vessel will
will not be operated
operated in excess of 500 psig (3.42 MPa)
MPa) or 500°F (260°C).
d) the operating temperature of the vessel must not exceed the
the lower temperature limits for
the creep-rupture range of the vessel material.

8. What is an alternative method

method for establishing a required inspection interval based on
remaining life?

a) Performing a complete external inspection

b) Calculating the projected maximum allowable working pressure of each vessel
component
c) Calculating the projected maximum allowable working pressure of the shell and heads
d) Using statistical
statistical analysis to evaluate the data

9. A weld overlay is done for a repair on a vessel fabricated from P-5 material.
material. The next day,
the base metal in the repair area should be examined for cracking by which type of

examination?
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11. A pressure vessel constructed from low-alloy steel is operating in a high-temperature

sulfidation service. Which statement about inspection for determination of thinning is
correct?

a) Visual inspection
inspection for hot spots should be performed.
b) No thickness measurement locations (CMLs) are required.
c) WFM testing is an effective
effective method.
method.
d) External ultrasonic
ultrasonic thickness measurements should be taken.

12. A vessel made of 2-inch-thick SA-302-B material has localized corrosion to below its
retirement thickness and needs weld metal buildup. Which of the following methods can be
used to avoid postweld heat treatment (PWHT)?

a) Automated-deposition welding
b) Controlled-deposition welding
c) PWHT is required regardless
d) Preheat method

13. A vessel nozzle has an opening diameter of 10 inches (254 mm), and a nominal thickness tn
of 0.375 inch (9.5 mm). The vessel shell has a required thickness tr of 0.75 inch (19.1 mm)
and a nominal thickness tn of 0.850 inch (21.6 mm). Both the nozzle and the vessel materials
are the same, and there is no corrosion allowance on this nozzle. What is the required area of
reinforcement?
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a) 7.50 square inches (4851 mm )
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b) 8.06 square inches (5200 mm )
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c) 8.50 square inches (5486 mm )
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d) 11.25 square inches (7258 mm )

14. How long should a simple beam-impact test specimen be?

a) 2.063 inches (52 mm)

b) 2.125
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16. Upon cooling from temperatures of 750°F - 1000°F, normally ductile ferritic chrome steels in
the 400 stainless-steel group (such as AISI Types 430, 446. and to some degree Types 405
and 410) have reduced toughness under about 200°F. This problem is commonly known as:

a) decarburization.
b) 885’F embrittlement.
c) graphitization.
d) incipient melting.

17. A materials engineer is performing a failure analysis

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tube made of 300 series stainless steel. The tube is from a reformer unit. The fins were cold-
worked and the tubes were not subsequently annealed. The tube leaked due to a
circumferential crack. The cracking mode is noted to be trans-granular, branched cracking.
Which of the following was most likely responsible for the failures?

a) Chloride-induced stress corrosion cracking

b) Metal fatigue cracking
c) Polythionic acid cracking
d) Hydrogen-induced cracking

18. Gamma-ray radiography is used to perform inspection on a repair weld of a vessel that is
1.250 inches (31.8 mm) thick. The radiographer has access to both sides of the weld. The
hole-type IQI (Penetrameter) is:

a) 10.
b) 20.
c) 30.
d) 35.

19. The inspector is reviewing radiographs of a repair weld of 1.250-inch (32 mm) plate for a
vessel stamped RT-l. What is the maximum allowable continuous length of slag (elongated
indication)?

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21. The following Charpy weld

we ld metal test results for a welding procedure qualification record are
to be reviewed for acceptance:
acceptance : minimum yield strength of test coupon material = 45,000psi
45,00 0psi
and thickness = 1 ½ inches.
inche s. Which of the following test results, in foot pounds, would meet
the minimum impact strength required by ASME Code, Section VIII, Division 1?

a) 18, 11, 20
b) 19, 9.5, 22
c) 19, 10, 15
d) 17, 11, 15

22. On occasion, it may be desirable to enter a pressure vessel be

before
fore it has been properly
cleaned to search for internal causes of poor operation. The inspector should exercise special
precautions for such entry, as given in:

a) API Publication 2217A

b) API Publication 2214
c) API Recommended Practice 579
d) OSHA 1910 regulations

23. During the repair of a pressure vessel, a seamless ellipsoidal head is replaced. The nameplate
is stamped RT-2. The replacement head is attached using a single welded but joint with a
backing strip that will be left in place. One welder performed the weld. What is the joint type
for the head to shell weld?

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

24. 24. In Magnetic Particle testing using the prod technique, what type of current and what are
the current ranges in amps/in., required by Section V, for materials ¾” or greater in
thickness?

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26. Safe operating limits for the use of different steels in services that can lead to high-
temperature hydrogen attack are provided in which of the following documents?

a) API Recommended Practice 651

b) NACE MR0175
c) API Recommended Practice 578
d) API Recommended Practice 941

27. The seamless ellipsoidal head of a horizontal drum is installed at 1.375-inch (34.9-mm)
thickness for a design pressure of 550 psi (3.79 MPa) including static head at 200°F (93°C).
The fabrication material’s allowable stress is 17,500 psi (120.7 MPa), and the head’s ID is 60
inches (1524 mm). The Type 1 joint is 100% radiographed. The specified corrosion
allowance is 0.125 inch (3.2 mm). The head is only subjected to pressure loading. What is the
actual corrosion allowance?

a) 0.125 inch (3.2 mm)

b) 0.305 inch (7.7 mm)
c) 0.429 inch (10.9 mm)
d) 0.946 inch (24.0 mm)

28. For a material thickness of 2 inches (50.8 mm), the geometric unsharpness of a radiograph,
when required by the referencing code, shall not exceed:

a) 0.01 inch (0.25 mm),

b) 0.02 inch (0.51 mm).
c) 0.03 inch (0.76 mm).
d) 0.04 inch (1.02 mm).

29. If repairs, re-ratings, or alterations are planned on an air-cooled heat exchanger, in addition to
API Standard 510, which of the following standards should be used?

a) API Recommended Practice 576

b) API Standard 598

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31. When reviewing a group of radiographs, all of the following information must be
documented except:

a) minimum source-to-object distance.

b) geometric unsharpness.
c) material type.
d) single or double-wall exposure.

32. Preferred methods of inspection for chloride-induced stress corrosion cracking include:

a) ultrasonic testing and visual testing.

b) penetrant testing and eddy-current phase analysis.
c) penetrant testing and radiographic testing.
d) wet fluorescent magnetic-particle testing and visual testing.
testing.

33. Radiographs that were used for examining weldments during fabrication and assembly of the
pressure vessel shall be retained:

a) for 5 years.
b) for the lifetime of the vessel.
c) for a time not specified in the construction.
d) until the data report has been signed by the inspector.
inspector.

34. A vessel has a corroded

c orroded groove in which circumferential stresses govern. The length
leng th of the
groove is 25 inches (635 mm), and thickness measurements along the most critical element
of the groove are 0.700 inch (17.8 mm), 0.400 inch (10.2 mm), 0.300 inch (7.6 mm), 0.450
inch (11.4 mm), 0.600 inch (15.2 mm), and 0.700 inch (17.8 mm). The vessel diameter is 96
inches (2438 mm) and the required thickness is 0.604 inch (15.3 mm). Which of the
following statements about the need for repair is correct?

a) Repairs are required;

required; the groove length is acceptable, but the average thickness is below
the required thickness.

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36. An ASME Section VIII cylindrical pressure vessel has the following characteristics: ID. = 60
inches (1524 mm); joint efficiency = 1.0; allowable stress at design temperature = 17,500 psi
(120.6 MPa); design pressure (including static head) = 500
5 00 psig (3.445 MPa). If the vessel is
uniformly corroded, what is the minimum required thickness of the shell under design
conditions?

a) 0.857 inch (21.8 mm)

b) 0.872 inch (22.1 mm)
c) 1.714 inches (43.5 mm)
d) 1.744 inches (44.3 mm)

37. For a pressure vessel with an inside diameter greater than 60 inches and a corroded area of
considerable size in which circumferential stresses govern, the least thickness along the most
critical element of the area may be averaged over a length not exceeding:

a) 1/4 of the vessel diameter or 25 inches, whichever

whichever is less.
b) 1/4 of the vessel diameter or 30 inches, whichever is less.
c) 1/3 of the vessel diameter or 40 inches, whichever
whichever is less.
d) 1/3 of the vessel diameter or 50 inches, whichever is less.

38. A 120-inch (305 cm) pressure vessel is being inspected. The inspector observes that the shell
near a tangential inlet nozzle appears to be thinning. The inspector should evaluate the
thinned area by averaging the shell thickness:

a) readings over the most critical element of the thinned area over a length of one-third the
vessel’s diameter or 40 inches (100 cm), whichever
which ever is less.
b) readings within an 8-inch (20 cm) diameter circle.
c) measurements on either side of the nozzle using thickness
thickness measurements that do not
extend beyond the limits of the reinforcement or defined in the ASME Code.
d) readings over the most
most critical element of the thinned area over a length of one-half the
vessel’s diameter or 20 inches (50 cm), whichever
which ever is less.

39. A unit upgrade requires

fabricated requ ires adding two NPS 2 (DN 50) nozzles to a pressure vessel originally
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41. A pressure vessel built in 2000 has

h as been repaired and has the following conditions: maximum
allowable working pressure = 400 psig at 700T; allowable stress of material = 17.500 psi at
test temperature and 16,600 psi at design temperature; minimum design metal temperature =
-20°F. Rounded to whole numbers,
n umbers, the minimum required hydrostatic test pressure and the
minimum pressure for visual inspection of joints and connections, respective1y, are:
a re:

a) 548 psig; 422 psig (Correct Answer)

b) 600 psig; 400 psig
c) 633 psig; 400 psig
d) 633 psig; 422 psig

42. A seamless (2:1) ellipsoidal head is 96 inches

inc hes (2438 mm) I.D. with a thickness of 0.2
0.283
83 inch
(7.2 mm). The allowable stress is 17,500 psi (120.6 MPa), the joint efficiency is 1.0
(seamless), and the original corrosion allowance was 0.125 inch (3.2 mm). The process
pressure, including static head, on the head will be lowered to 80 psig (0.55 MPa). What is
the required thickness for the head for the new conditions, without corrosion allowance?

a) 0.220 inch (5.6 mm)

b) 0.274 inch (7.0 mm)
c) 0.344 inch (8.8 mm)
d) 0.399 inch (10.2 mm)

43. Welding materials must be purchased in accordance with the requirements of the Code, and
when received, each:

a) container may be accepted if it is tagged or marked by the material specification.

b) material must be accompanied by a Certified Test Report or Certificate of Compliance.
c) welding rod
rod must be tagged for identification.
d) low hydrogen weld rod must be stenciled with the AWS class.

44. A vessel made of P-3 material with notch toughness testing not required was found to have a
crack, and the excavation depth after removal was measured to be 0.875 inch deep. Which of

the following can be used to avoid postweld heat treatment (PWHT)?

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46. Following repairs and re-rating according to ASME Section VIII, Div. 1, 2004 Edition, 2006
Addenda, a pressure vessel is scheduled for hydrostatic testing. The maximum allowable
working pressure is 150 psig at 750°F (399°C). The allowable stress at 750°F (399°C) is
14,800 psi (102 MPa). The allowable stress at the hydrostatic test temperature is 17,500 psi
(120.6 MPa). The operating pressure is 130 psig (0.89 MPa). The minimum design metal
temperature is 20°F (6°C). The appropriate hydrostatic test pressure is:

a) 169 psig (1.16 MPa).

b) 195 psig (1.34 MPa).
c) 231 psig (1.59 MPa).
d) 266 psig (1.83 MPa)

47. If a repair is made on a pressure vessel using a filler material with a lower specified
minimum tensile strength than the base metal, all of the following requirements apply except:

a) the repair shall be made with a minimum of two passes.

b) the increased thickness of the repair shall have rounded corners and blend into the base
metal using a 3:1 taper.
c) a minimum preheat of 175° F (79.4°C)
(79.4°C) and an interpass
interpass temperature of 450°F (232°C)
must be maintained.
d) the repair thickness shall not be more than 50% of the required base metal thickness,
excluding corrosion allowance.

48. The density of step wedge comparison films and densitometer calibration shall be verified by
comparison with a calibrated step wedge film traceable to:

a) film certified according to ASME Code, Section V.

b) an ASTM certified step wedge.
c) an ASNT certified procedure.
d) a national standard.

49. A vessel undergoing an API 510 internal inspection has a corroded area whose minimum

average remaining thickness is 0.90 inch (22.9 mm). The required minimum thickness of the
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50. If a pressure vessel is found to be corroded, it is necessary that the wall thickness used for
computing the maximum allowable working pressure for continued service shall be the:

a) thickness of the original construction minus twice the estimated corrosion loss before the
next scheduled inspection
b) actual thickness determined by inspection minus twice the estimated corrosion loss
before the next scheduled inspection.
c) actual thickness determined by inspection minus the estimated corrosion loss through the
next scheduled inspection.
d) actual thickness determined by inspection minus the estimated corrosion
corrosion loss before the
next scheduled inspection.

QUESTIONS 51 THROUGH 53 REFER TO THE

WPS/PQR DOCUMENTS

51. Do the tensile test results shown on the procedure qualification record (PQR) meet the
requirements for the welding procedure specification (WPS)?

a) Yes.
b) No; specimens 1 and 3 do not meet the requirements.
c) No; specimen
specimen 1 does not meet the requirements.
d) No; multiple specimens cannot be used.

52. The bend test results shown on the procedure qualification record (PQR) are:

a) acceptable.
b) unacceptable; wrong type of bend specimen.
c) unacceptable; multiple specimens required.
d) unacceptable; insufficient
insufficient number of bend specimens.
specimens.

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QW-482 Suggested Format for Welding Procedure Specification (WPS)

(See QW-200.1, Section IX, ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code)

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Welding Procedure Specification No. WUS-1 Date 10/11/00 Supporting PQR No(s) WUS-1
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Thickness Range:
Base Metal: Groove .1875" to .8640" Fillet All
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Spec. No. (SFA) 5.1
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WPS No. WUS-1 Rev. 0

Positions (QW-405 Postweld Heat Treatment (QW-407)

Position(s) of Groove All Temperature Range NONE
Welding Progression: Up X Down Time Range None
Position of Fillet All
Gas (QW-408)
Preheat (QW-406) Percent Composition
Preheat Temp. Min. 50ºF Gas(es) (Mixture) Flow Rate
Interpass Temp. Max. 550ºF
Preheat Maintenance None Shielding
(Continuous or special heating where Trailing
applicable should be recorded) Backing

Electrical Characteristics (QW-409)

Current AC or DC DC Polarity Reverse
Amps (Range) 90-220 Volts (Range) -
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Electrode size, position, and thickness, etc. This
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Tungsten Electrode Size and Type

(Pure Tungsten, 2% Thoriated, etc.)
Mode of Metal Transfer for GMAW
(Spray arc, short circuiting arc, etc.)
Electrode Wire feed speed range

Technique (QW-410)
String or Weave Bead String and Weave
Orifice or Gas Cup Size
Initial and Interpass Cleaning (Brushing, Grinding, etc.) Brushing or grinding. Clean 1” both sides of weld joint

Method of Back Gouging Grinding

Oscillation
Contact Tube to Work Distance

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(See QW-200.2, Section IX, ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code)
(Record Actual Conditions Used to Weld Test Coupon)

Company Name Welding is Us

Procedure Qualification Record Number WUS-1 Date 10/11/00
WPS Number WUS-1
Welding Process(es) SMAW Type(s) Manual
(Manual, Automatic, Semi-Auto)
Joints (QW-402)

Coupon Thickness: 1.25”

Root Face: 3/32”
Root Spacing: 1/16”
Single V-Groove, 60 Angle, No Backing
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(for combination qualifications, the deposited weld metal thickness shall be recorded for each filler metal or process used)
Base Metals (QW-403) Postweld Heat Treatment (QW-407)

Material
Type Specification
or Grade SA-285
C Temperature
Time None
P-No. P-1 to P-No. P-1 Other
Thickness of Test Coupon 1.25"
Diameter of Test Coupon Plate Gas (QW-408)
Other Percent Composition
Gas(es) Mixture Flow Rate
Filler Metals (QW-404) Shielding
SFA Specification 5.1 Trailing
AWS Classification E-7018 Backing
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Weld metal analysis A-No. 1 Current DC

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Tensile Test (QW-150)

Ultimate Ultimate Type of

Specimen Area Total Load Unit Stress failure &
No. Width Thickness Sq. In. lb psi location
1 0.75 0.625 0.469 25,021 53,350 Ductile/WM
2 0.75 0.625 0.469 25,250 55,970 Brittle/WM
3 0.75 0.625 0.469 24,857 53,000 Ductile/BM
4 0.75 0.625 0.469 27,500 58,635 Brittle/WM

Guided Bend Tests (QW-160)

Type and Figure No. Results

Face #1 No Defects
Face #2 No Defects
Face #3 No Defects
Face #4 No Defects

Toughness Tests (QW-170)

Speecimen
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Fillet Weld Tests (QW-180)

Results - Yes No Penetration into Parent Metal: Yes No

Satisfactory:
Macro - Results

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Welder’s Name Will Lee Makeit Clock No. 43 Stamp No. M
Tests conducted by: First Testing Inc. Laboratory Test No. 432
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