650 PRACTICE QUESTIONS SECTION 1- SCOPE 1. API 650 covers material, design fabrication, erection, and testing requirements for aboveground welded steel storage tanks. Internal pressure allowed for these tanks approximates atmospheric pressure. However, the internal pressures must not: a. be more than the specific gravity of the product in the tank b. exceed the weight of the roof plates ©. be more than % ounce per square inch d. exceed purchaser's recommendation 2. Tanks than have bottoms that are not uniformly supported are a. not covered by API 650 b. covered by Appendix B of API 620 ¢. covered by API 650 d. not covered by Appendix B of AP! 653 3. Tanks covered by API 650 are restricted to a maximum operating temperature of degrees F, unless additional requirements of Appendix M of API are followed a. 500 b. 300 c. 200 d. 100 4. Who decides whether tanks constructed to AP! 650 will have SI dimensions and comply with applicable SI unit standards or have US Customary dimensions and comply with applicable US Customary unit standards? a. The jurisdiction b. The purchaser c. The manufacturer d. The inspector 5. Appendix A provides alternative simplified design requirements fort tanks where the stressed components, such as shell plates and reinforcing plates, are limited to a maximum nominal thickness of % inch, including corrosion allowance. What is % inch in IS units? a. 10m. b. 13.0cm c, 25.4mm. d. 125mm. Guia de Estudio API-653 Pag 16. Whois responsible for complying with all of the provisions of API 650 when a new tank is built? eoon The purchaser. The inspector. The jurisdiction. The manufacturer. SECTION 2- MATERIALS 1. Material used to construct a tank shall conform to the specifications of API 650; however, other mat terial may be used: a. provided that the material meets all requirements of a material listed in API 650 and the b. c. d. 2. Whe are purchaser approves if nothing else is available and the inspector and the purchaser approve its use provided that the material is certified to meet all requirements of a material listed in API 650 and the purchaser approves if the material is certified to meet all requirements of a material listed in AP! 650 and the inspector approves en any new or unused plate and pipe material cannot be completely identified by records that Satisfactory, the material may be used in the construction of tanks covered by API 650 only if the: aecm 3. Wh material passes tests prescribed in Appendix N of API 650 inspector authorizes its use material is equivalent to material listed in API 653, 2.2.2, ASTM Specifications owner/user furnishes the material and authorizes its use jether an edge-thickness or a weight basis is used in the ordering of plate for construction of tanks, an under run not more than inch from the computed design thickness or the minimum permitted thickness is acceptable. aocm 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 4. Shell plates for API 650 tanks are limited to what maximum thickness? a b. c. d. |. 2.25 inches. 2.00 inches. 1.75 inches. 1.50 inches. Gula de Estudio API-653, Pag.25. Plates thicker than inches shall be normalized or quench tempered, killed, made to fine- grain practice, and impact tested. 1.25 1.50 1.75 2.00 aorn 6. A purchaser requires a tank to be built from ASTM A-283 Grade C plate. What maximum thickness limitation is placed on this plate? a. 1.00 inch, b. 1.50 inches. ¢. 1.75 inches d. 2.50 inches. 7. An impact specimen is removed from a 1.25” thick ASTM A-516 Grade 55 plate. Three impact tests are taken from the specimen. What average longitudinal impact value must the tests meet? a. 13 foot-pounds. b. 15 foot-pounds. ©. 20 foot-pounds. d. 30 foot-pounds. 8. An impact specimen is removed from a 1.375” thick ASTM A-516 Grade 60 plate. Three longitudinal impact tests are made. The values of the tests are 10, 10, & 25 foot-pounds. These values are: not acceptable because two values are less than 2/3 the specified minimum value acceptable because their average value is 15 foot-pounds not acceptable because two values are less than the specified minimum value acceptable because only one value is over the specified minimum value aece 9. Which of the following 3 longitudinal impact values for a 1.5” thick ASTM A-516 Grade 55 plate is acceptable? a. 03, 17, 30 foot-pounds. b. 05, 15, 20 foot-pounds. c. 10, 10, 25 foot-pounds. d. 10, 15, 20 foot-pounds. 10. A 1.0" thick ASTM A-516 Grade 60 plate (as rolled, killed, fine-grain practice) is to be used for constructing an aboveground storage tank. If no impact tests are performed, what is the design metal temperature for the tank? a. -23 degrees F b. -40 degrees F. c. -10 degrees F. d. -12 degrees F Guia de Estudio API-853 Pag. 311.An aboveground storage tank is to be built in Mobile, Alabama. No other information is available. What design temperature would you use for this tank? 10 degrees F. 15 degrees F. 25 degrees F. 30 degrees F. 5.25 inches @a0cD SECTION 4 ~ FABRICATION 1. When material for building a tank requires straightening, the work shall be done by: Heating and dogging the material prior to any layout or shaping Pressing or another non-injurious method prior to any layout or shaping Hammering the material prior to any layout or shaping Work the metal by clamping and bending it prior to any layout or shaping aoc 2. What is deemed sufficient to prove the quality of the plate steel furnished for fabrication of an AST? Ahydrotest A test by a nuclear analyzer A shop inspection Amill test SECTION 5 ~ ERECTION 1. Welding of API 650 AST's must be performed according to the welding procedures qualified in accordance with: a. Section V of the NBIC b. Section IX of the ASME code c. Section V of the ASME code d. Section | of the ASME Code 2. When the temperature of the base metal of the tank is 0 degrees F to 32 degrees F of the thickness of the base metal is in excess of 1.25”, the base within of the place where welding is to be started shall be heated to a temperature warm to the hand. 3 inches 4 inches 6 inches 8 inches aece 3. When fabricating a new AST, what is the maximum acceptable undercut for a vertical butt weld of the shell? a. 1/64 inch, b. 1/32 inch ¢. 1/16 inch d. 1/8 inch Guia de Estudio API-653 Pag. 4When fabricating a new AST, what is the maximum acceptable undercut for a horizontal butt weld of the shell? 118" 1/16" 183 1164" aoge . A course of a new AST is made of %” thick plate. The inspector is concerned about vertical weld reinforcement. What maximum reinforcement thickness is acceptable on each side of the plate? 118" 116" 3/16" 3/32" aoc Tack welds used during the assembly of vertical joints of a new AST when manual welding is the method of fabrication shall be: a. Removed and shall not remain in the finished joint. b. Cleaned of all welding slag but need not be removed if they are sound c. Checked by visual and magnetic particle inspection and left in place. d. Removed unless made by a welder qualified to section IX of ASME B&PV Code . When constructing a new AST in accordance with API 650, what welds should be practically completed before welding out the bottom plates? a. The manway welds b. The bottom to sump welds c. The shell to the bottom welds. d. The roof support welds A reinforcing pad is installed on a NPS 8 nozzle. What pneumatic pressure should be used between the tank shell and the reinforcement plate to test the welds of the repad? 2 pounds per square inch gage. 10 pounds per square inch gage 15 pounds per square inch gage. 20 pounds per square inch gage. aecm ). When hydrotesting the shell of a new AST that has a tight roof, how high should the tank be filled if not restricted by overflows, an internal floating roof, or other freeboard agreed to by the purchaser and the manufacturer? . fill to 3° above the weld connecting the roof plate or compression bar to the top angle or shell . Fill to the maximum high point of the point of the cone of the tank’s roof. Fill to 2” above the weld connecting the roof plate or compression bar to the top angle or shell Fill to 1” inch below the largest fitting on the roof. aeom Guia de Estudio API-653, Pag 510.A new AST has a gas tight roof made from % inch thick plate. The tank has a supported cone roof with a slope of 2” in 12”. The tank is 90° in diameter and it is 32’ high. What is the maximum pneumatic pressure (psi) that may be put on the tank to check the roof using a soap solution? a. 0.100 psi b. 0.094 psi ©. 0.053 psi d. 0.071 psi 11.4 new AST under hydrostatic test, has a leak in a horizontal weld seam in the bottom of the fourth course. The tank is 125 feet diameter and 40 feet high (5 eight feet courses). To what level must the water be lowered to repair the weld or what height would the water be from the bottom of the tank? a. 31 feet b. 23 feet c. 24 feet d. 32 feet 12. Anew AST, 40 feet high by 120 feet diameter, is checked for out-of-plumbness (top of shell to the bottom of the shell). The inspector checks API 650 and finds the permissible out-of-plumbness must not exceed: 0.20 inches. 1.75 inches. 1.8 inches. 2.4 inches. aeoD 13. The bottom course of a new AST, 120 feet in diameter by 40 feet high, is checked 1 foot above the bottom to shell weld for out-of-roundness (radius tolerance). What is the maximum acceptable out of tolerance? aes 14. How long are the sweep boards used for checking peaking and banding of a new AST shell? a. 24 inches. b. 28 inches. c. 32 inches, d. 36 inches 15.A board used for checking for peaking shall be: straight cut to the nominal radius of the tank cut to the diameter of the tank cut with slots to account for horizontal welds aece Guia de Estudio API-653 Pag 6SECTION 6 - METHODS OF INSPECTING JOINTS When radiographing AST plate welds, plates shall be considered of the same thickness when the difference in their specified or design thickness does not exceed a. 1/16 inch. b. 1/32 inch. ¢. 1/8 inch, d. 1/64 inch. The butt weld around the periphery of an insert manhole or nozzle shall be: a. completely radiographed b. partially radiographed ©. spot radiographed d. 25% radiographed When constructing a new AST, for butt-welded joints in which the thinner shell plate is less than or equal to 3/8 inch thick, one spot radiograph shall be taken in the first 10 feet of a completed vertical joint of each type and thickness welded by each welder or welding operator. Thereafter, without regard to the number of welders or welding operators, one additional spot radiograph shall be taken in each additional feet (approximately) and any remaining major fraction of vertical joint of the same type and thickness. 75 100 150 200 pooe When constructing a new AST, one spot radiograph shall be taken in the first 10 feet of a completed horizontal butt joint of the same type and thickness (based on the thickness of the thinner plate at the joint) without regard to the number of welders or welding operators. Thereafter, one radiograph shall be taken in each additional feet (approximately) and any remaining major fraction of horizontal joint of the same type and thickness. a. 100 b. 150 c. 200 d. 250 . Personnel who perform and evaluate radiographic examinations according to section 6, API 650, shall be qualified and certified by the manufacturer as meeting the requirements of certification as generally outlined Level | or level I of ASNT SNT-TC-IB Level II or Level II! of ASNT SNT-TC-1A Levels | through IV of ASNT SNT-TC-IC. Level one or level 2 of ANST STN-CT-IA aece Guia de Estudio API-653 Pag.76. Ifa section of weld is shown by a radiograph to be unacceptable under the provisions of API 650, Section 6, Paragraph 6.1.5, or the limits of the deficient welding are: not defined by the radiograph Two spots adjacent to the deficient section shall be radiographed, 100% of subsequent welds must be radiographed. All welder-welder operator welds must be subsequently 100% radiographed Radiographs of the subsequent welds must be taken every 10 feet, eege 7. After construction of a new AST, all radiographic films shall be: Destroyed. The property of the manufacturer of the tank. The property of the purchaser unless otherwise agreed Stored by a third party for a period of 10 years. aceon 8. Each magnetic particle examiner must have vision capable of being able to read a standard chart at a distance of not less than we Jorganson Type 2; 12 centimeters. . Jaeger Type 2: 12 inches. Jaeger Type 2; 12 feet. Julian Type 1; 12 meters. aece 9. Examiners who perform ultrasonic examinations according to Section 6, AP! 650, shall be qualified and certified by the manufacturer as meeting the requirements of certification as generally outlined: a. Level | or level Il of ASNT SNT-TC-IB b. Level Il or Level Ill of ASNT SNT-TC-14, c. Levels | through IV of ASNT SNT-TC-IC d. Level one or level 2 of ANST STN-CT-IA wr hat is the usual size of a vacuum testing box (the size given in API 650)? c. 5" wide by 24” long. d. 8" wide by 36” long. 11, What partial vacuum pressure should the gage on the vacuum box register during the testing of an AST bottom seam? . 3.8 pounds per square inch gage. 2 pounds per square inch gage. 2.5 pounds per square inch gage. 3 pounds per square inch gage. aes SECTION 7 - WELDING PROCEDURE AND WELDER QUALIFICATIONS Guia de Estudio API-653 Pag 8- An angle joints is defined in API 650, Section 7, as a joint between two members that intersect at an angle between 0 degrees (a butt joint) and degrees (a comer joint) 60 45 90 30 aoc . If a protective coating has been applied to weld edge preparations, the coating shall be included as. An essential variable of the WPS. A non-essential variable of the WPS. A material that must be removed. A supplemental essential variable of the WPS. aoc . What two types of weld joints need not have welder identification? Shell to bottom welds and flush type clean-out connections. Vertical shell welds and floor plate welds. Horizontal shell welds and nozzles to shell welds. Roof plate welds and flange-to-nozzle-neck welds, eeon SECTION MARKING . Where is the nameplate of a new AST attached? a. Adjacent to a ladder at the tank bottom that provides access to the tank roof. b. Adjacent to a manhole or to a manhole reinforcing plate above the manhole. c. Ateye level on the side of the tank that is adjacent to an access road. d. Near the egress of a ladder at the top of a tank APPENDIX A-OPTIONAL DESIGN BASIS FOR SMALL TANKS The maximum tensile stress used for designing a small AST according to Appendix A of API 650 is 21000 psi 20000 psi 18000 psi 17000 psi pose What joint efficiency is used for designing a small AST according to Appendix A of API 650 and using spot radiography? a. 1.00 b. 0.70 Guia de Estudio API-653 Pag. 9c. 0.90 d. 0.85 What joint efficiency is used for designing a small AST according to Appendix A of API 650 and when the purchaser and the manufacturer agree to no spot radiography? Assmall AST is to be designed according to Appendix A of API 650. The diameter is to be 60 feet The height of the tank is 24 feet (four 6 feet courses). The material to be stored is hydrocarbon with a 0.87 specific gravity. The corrosion allowance to be used is 0.10 inch. The tank is spot radiographed. Find the thickness of the bottom course a. 0.237" b. 0.344" c. 0.301" d. 0.275" APPENDIX C ~ EXTERNAL FLOATING ROOFS . Which one of the floating roofs listed below is NOT an external floating roof? Pan-type Metallic sandwich-panel-type Pontoon-type Double-deck-type. sece . Deck plates of external floating roofs, unless otherwise specified by the purchaser, shall have a nominal thickness of: a. 3/32 inch, b. 1/8 inch. ¢. 3/16 inch. d. % inch. |. External floating roof top decks of double-deck roofs and of pontoon sections, which are designed with a permanent slope for drainage, shall have a minimum slope of: 3/16 inch in 12 inches. % inch in 12 inches. 5/16 inch in 12 inches. 3/8 inch in 12 inches. aoce . Why is a check valve required near the roof end of the roof drain on single- and pan-type external floating roofs? a. Prevent ignition of stored product from an outside spark. Guia de Estudio API-653 Pag. 10b. Prevent water from getting into the stored product. c. Prevent backflow of stored product if the roof drain leaks. d. Prevent pressure build up from the product pump. 5. An AST with an external pan-type floating roof has a diameter of 135 feet. What is the minimum size roof drain required? NPS 3 NPS 6 NPS 4 NPS 8 aece 6. What is the minimum nominal diameter of a roof manhole on an AST’s external floating roof? 30 inches 24 inches 36 inches 20 inches aecD 7. External floating roof drainpipes and hoses systems of primary drains must be tested with water. What must be the test pressure? 50 psig 15 psig 25 psig 30 inches mercury. aege APPENDIX E ~ SEISMIC DESIGN OF STORAGE TANKS 1. On AST's that are anchored and their diameters are greater than 50 feet, what is the maximum, spacing of the anchors? a. 16 feet b. 12 feet c. 10 feet d. 18 feet 2. On AST's that are anchored and their diameters are less than 50 feet, what is the maximum spacing of the anchors? 14 feet 12 feet 10 feet 6 feet aecm 3. What is the minimum diameter of the bolts that are used for anchoring AST’s (excluding corrosion allowance)? a. 7/8 inch b. Yinch Gula de Estudio API-653, Pag. 11