API-510 Recertification Test

1/22/05
12 API 510/4 ASME VIII/2 ASME V/1 ASME IX/1 API 578

API 510 7.2.3.2

1: A vessel made of P-3 material 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?

Question 1: A vessel made of P-3 material 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?
Preheat at 275 F or higher temperature and maintain interpass
a. temperature 450 F.
use controlled-deposition welding method with a shielded metal arc
b. welding process with a weld procedure specification developed and
qualified for the application.
Use controlled-deposition, temper-bead or half-bead technique with a
c. SMAW or GTAW process and weld procedure specification developed
and qualified for the application.
Preheat a 275 F or higher temperature and maintain interpass
d. temperature between 300 F and 600 F after procedure approval by the
authorized vessel inspector.
ASME VIII UG99
2: A retired vessel is replaced by one that is constructed from SA-516 Gr. 70
material to the 2001 Edition of ASME, Section VIII, Division 1. The design
conditions are 200 psig at 300 F. The operating pressure is 170 psig, and
the minimum design metal temperature is 20 F. The appropriate post-
fabrication hydrostatic test pressure is:

a. 255 psig.

b. 220 psig.

c. 260 psig.

d. 300 psig.
Section API 510 Section 6.2
3: When risk-based inspections (RBI), the assessment of the likelihood of a
pressure vessel failure; the likelihood assessment must be based on all
forms of degradation that could reasonably be expected to affect a vessel in
any particular service. The likelihood of failure assessment should be:

a. based on all forms of degradation listed in API Std 571.

repeated each time process changes are made that could significantly affect
b. degradation rates or cause premature failure of the vessel.

c. repeated every 5 years regardless of whether process changes are made.

d. repeated each time any process change is made.

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4: In welding data, when essential variables are qualified by one of more PQRs
and supplementary essential variables are qualified by other PQRs, the
ranges of essential variables established by the former PQRs are:
only affected by the latter to the extent specified in the applicable
a. supplementary essential variable.

b. affected by the latter to all applicable supplementary essential variables.

c. affected supplementary essential variables qualified by the latter PQRs.

only affected by the latter to the extent specified in the applicable essential
d. variables.
ASME IX 255.1 2003 edition
5: In Gas Metal-Arc and Flux-Cored Arc Welding (GMAW and FCAW) for hard
facing overlay and corrosion-resistant overlay, a change in the nominal size
of the electrode or electrodes specified in the WPS is:

a. an essential variable.
a nonessential variable provided the nominal electrode is not changed by
b. more than one size.

c. an essential variable if nominal electrode is changed by one size.

d. a nonessential variable.

API 578

6: When positive material identification (PMI) testing is required, portable X-

ray fluorescence spectrometer:

a. cannot be used to detect elements lighter than sulfur (S).

b. is the most effective technique to detect carbon (C).

c. can be used to detect elements lighter than sulfur (S).

d. is an effective technique to detect all common alloying elements.

API 510 Section 7.2.3.1D

7: During a controlled deposition weld repair, the preheat temperature shall
be checked to ensure that the weld joint will be maintained at a minimum
temperature during welding. At which of the following areas must the
temperature be monitored?
2 inches (50 mm) of material, or two times the material thickness on each
a. side of the weld, whichever is greater.
1 inch (25 mm) of material, or four times the material thickness on each
b. side of the weld, whichever is greater.
4 inches (100 mm) of material, or two times the material thickness on each
c. side of the weld, whichever is greater.
4 inches (100 mm) of material, or four times the material thickness on each
d. side of the weld, whichever is greater.
API 510 5.4

8: In corrosive service, the wall thickness used to calculate the maximum

allowable stress shall be the actual thickness as determined by inspection
minus twice the estimated corrosion loss before the date of the next
inspection. If the actual thickness determined by inspection is greater than
the thickness reported in the material test report, it must be confirmed by:
Multiple thickness measurements taken at areas where the thickness of the
a. component in question and the thickness measurement results shall be
approved by the authorized pressure vessel inspector.
Multiple thickness measurements taken at areas where the thickness of the
b. component in question and the thickness measurement procedure shall be
approved by the pressure vessel engineer.
Multiple thickness measurements taken at areas where the thickness of the
c. component in question and the thickness measurement procedure shall be
approved by the authorized pressure vessel inspector.
Multiple thickness measurements taken at areas where the thickness of the
d. component in question and the thickness measurement results shall be
approved by the pressure vessel engineer and the authorized pressure
vessel inspector
API 510 6.4
9: After calculating the long-term and short term corrosion rates, these two
corrosion rates should be compared as part of the data assessment, and:
the authorized inspector, in consultation with a pressure vessel engineer,
a. shall select the corrosion rate that best reflects the current process.
the corrosion specialist shall select the corrosion rate that best reflects the
b. current process.
the authorized inspector shall select the corrosion rate that best reflects the
c. current process.
the authorized inspector, in consultation with a corrosion specialist, shall
d. select the corrosion rate that best reflects the current process.

ASME VIII UG 27D

10: A sphere constructed of SA-516, Gr. 70 has an ID of 80 feet. The joint
efficiency of the welded joints is 0.85. The operating temperature will not
exceed 200 F. If the minimum wall thickness is 2.5 inches, what is the
maximum allowable working pressure of the sphere if it was designed to
the 1998 edition of the ASME BPV Code, Section VIII, Division 1, 2000
Addenda?

a. 88 psig

b. 177 psig

c. 155 psig

d. 208 psig
ASME Section V Article 2 T 282.2B
11: If the density of the radiograph anywhere through the area of interest
varies by more than minus 15% or plus 30% from the density through the
body of the hole IQI within the minimum/maximum allowable density
ranges specified in Section V, then an additional IQI shall be used for each
exceptional area and the radiograph retaken. However, when shims are
used with hole type IQIs:

a. the plus 30% density restriction may be exceeded.

the plus 30% density restriction may be exceeded provided the required
b. IQI sensitivity is met.
the plus 30% density restriction may be exceeded and minimum density
c. requirement does not apply.

d. the minimum density requirement does not apply.

API 510 5.4
12: The shell thickness used to calculate the maximum allowable working
pressure for continued service of a pressure vessel built to the 1972 Edition
of the ASME BPV Code, Section VIII, Division 1 shall be the:
actual thickness determined by inspection minus the estimated corrosion
a. loss before the date of the next inspection.
thickness of the original construction minus twice the estimated corrosion
b. loss before the date of the next inspection.
actual thickness determined by inspection minus the estimated corrosion
c. loss before the date of the next inspection.
actual thickness determined by inspection minus twice the estimated
d. corrosion loss before the date of the next inspection.
API 6.7
13: A carbon steel pressure vessel has no nameplate and no design and
construction documentation, and ASME Section VIII, Division 1, paragraph
UG-10 cannot be followed. How can the maximum allowable stress be
determined?

a. Maximum allowable stress of SA-7 may be used.

Maximum allowable stress cannot be determined without cutting a sample
b. form the vessel wall for mechanical testing identification.

c. Maximum allowable stress cannot be determined per API 510.

d. Allowable stress of SA-283 Grade C may be used.

ASME V T653.2 (d)
14: When performing liquid penetrant examination, to qualify a procedure for
temperatures above 125 F (52 C):

a. the upper and lower temperature limits shall be established.

b. the upper temperature limits shall be established.

qualification shall be done at temperature at least 25 F (14 C) above the
c. upper temperature limit.

d. the lower temperature limits shall be established.

API 510 7.2.4
15: When repairing a welded seam in a vessel that was required to be
radiographed by the rules of the original code of construction, if it is not
practical to perform radiography after the weld repair:
the nondestruction examination method shall be approved by the pressure
a. vessel engineer and the authorized pressure vessel inspector prior to the
repair.

b. the repaired seam shall be evaluated by acoustic emisssion method.

the nondestructive examination method shall be approved by the
c. authorized pressure vessel inspector and the jurisdictional authority prior to
the repair.
the maximum allowable working pressure and/or allowable temperature
d. shall be reevaluated to the satisfaction of the authorized pressure vessel
inspector and the jurisdiction authority.

API 510 5
API 510 6.3
16: Corrosion under insulation becomes a consideration in planning an external
inspection when a carbon steel vessel is operated continuously:

a. Between 25 F (-4 C) and 250 F (120 C).

b. Above 300 F (150 C).

c. Between 0 F (-18 C) and 212 F (100 C).

d. Below 25 F (-4 C).

API 510 6.5

17: A pressure vessel has been repaired and must be pressure tested before
being returned to the service. If the vessel wall thickness is 1.500 inches,
the minimum wall metal temperature during the test should be maintained
at:

a. 30 F (17 C) above the minimum design metal temperature.

b. greater than 70 F (21 C) but less than 120 F (49 C).

c. 10 F (6 C) above the minimum design metal temperature.

d. the same temperature as the test medium.

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18: A vessel was built to the 1980 Edition of Section VIII, Division 1, and put
into service into 1980. Shell material is SA516-70 with an internal diameter
of 120 inches. All welded seams were fully radiographed. The design
pressure is 140 psig and design temperature is 650 F. Original shell
thickness is 5/8 in. with 1/8 in corrosion allowance. In December 2002, the
inspected wall thickness was 0.585 in. What is the new maximum allowable
working pressure to which the vessel can be rerated per Figure 7.1 of API
510?

a. 207 psig

b. 171 psig

c. 193 psig

d. 165 psig

API 510 7.2.3

19: A vessel that was fabricated of P-1 material with wall thickness of 2 inches,
has experienced localized corrosion to below its minimum required
thickness. When weld metal buildup is required to restore the corroded
area, which of the following methods can be used to avoid postweld heat
treatment?

a. Controlled-deposition welding.

b. FCAW welding.

c. Preheat to 250 F.

d. Automated-deposition welding.

ASME VIII section 2.2 appendix

20: Hubbed flanges shall not be machined from plate or bar stock materials
unless the material has been formed into a ring and the original plate
surfaces are parallel to the axis of the finished flange, the joints in ring are
welded butt joints and:

a. the ring joints shall be examined by shear wave UT.

the back of the flanges and the outer surface of the hub are examine by
b. MT.

c. the flange thickness shall be examined by UT.

d. the ring joints shall be examined by RT.

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Question 21: A vessel was designed to the 2001 Edition of the ASME Section VIII,
Division 1 Code. The ID of the seamless head is 48 inches. The
design pressure is 500 psig and the design temperature is 300 F. The
vessel seams have been radiographically inspected per UW-51. The
vessel material is SA 516 Grade 70. The corrosion allowable is 0.125
inch. The minimum required thickness of the 2:1 elliptical head per
the code of construction is:

a. 0.820 inch.

b. 0.610 inch.

c. 0.730 inch.

d. 0.940 inch.

ASME VIII UG40E

22: When calculating reinforcement of openings, bolted flange material within

the limit of reinforcement:

a. can be considered to have reinforcing value.

b. cannot be considered to have reinforcing value, regardless of type.

shall not be considered to have reinforcing value, except studding outlet
c. type flanges and the straight hubs of forge nozzle flanges.
including studding outlet type and the straight hubs of forged nozzle
d. flanges, shall not be considered to have reinforcing value.

ASME VIII UW51.a.1

23: After completing radiographic examination of a new pressure vessel, the

records shall be retained by the manufacturer:

a. until the Manufacturer's Data Report has been signed by the inspector.

b. for at least 1 year.

c. for 5 years.
until receipt of the Manufacturer's Data Report has been acknowledged by
d. the owner/user.
API 510 6.2
24: When using risk-based inspection (RBI) to increase the 10-yr inspection
limit described in Section 6.4 of API 510, RBI assessment shall be reviewed
and approved by:

a. a pressure vessel engineer.

b. the authorized pressure vessel inspector.

c. a pressure vessel engineer and authorized pressure vessel inspector.

d. the authorized pressure vessel inspector and the owner/user.

25: In developing an inspection plan for equipment operating at elevated

temperature, the following should be considered in assessing the remaining
life:

a. Stress corrosion cracking

b. Creep deformation and stress rupture.

c. Dew point corrosion

d. Brittle fracture.