Preparation Exam ICP API 510 API 650 Chapitre 1-3 Answers N°01

Preparation exam ICP API 510
API 650
CHAPITRE 1-3
Answers N°01
Q1. 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. exceeds the weight of the roof plates.
c. be more than ½ once per square inch
d. exceeds purchaser’s recommendation .
REF : API-650, - 1.1.1
Q2. Tanks that have bottoms that are not uniformly supported are:
a. not covered by API 650

b. covered by appendix B of API 620.
c. covered by API 650.
d. not covered by Appendix B of API 653
REF : API-650, - 1.1.1
Q3. Tanks covered by API 650 are restricted to a maximum

operating
temperature of _______ degrees F, unless additional requirements
of
Appendix M of API 650 are followed.
a. 500
b. 300
c. 200
d. 100
REF : API-650, - 1.1.1
Q4. Who decides whether tanks constructed to API 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.
REF : API-650, - 1.1.3
Q 5. Appendix A provides alternative simplified design

requirements for tanks
where the stressed components, such as shell plates and
reinforcing plates,
are limited to a maximum nominal thickness of ½ inch, including
corrosion
allowance. What is ½ inch in SI units?
a. 10 m
b. 12.7 cm
c. 25.4 mm
d. 12.5 mm
REF : API-650, - 1.1.7
Q6. Who is responsible for complying with all of the provisions of

API650 when a new tank is built?
a. The purchaser.
b. The inspector.
c. the jurisdiction.
d. the manufacturer.
REF : API-650, - 1.3.1
Q7. A self-supporting cone roof: -
a) is formed approximately to the surface of a right cone;

b) both a and d
c) has columns and / or rafters on trusses
d) is supported at the periphery
REF : API 650 5.10.1
Q8. A double-welded butt joint is defined as:-
a) A joint between two members that intersect at an angle between 0 degrees (a

butt joint) and 90 degrees (a corner joint).
b) A joint between two abutting parts lying in approximately the same plane
that is welded from both sides.
c) A joint whose size is equal to the thickness of the thinner jointed member.
d) A joint between two overlapping members in which the overlapped edge is
welded.
REF : API 650 5.1.1.3
Q9. A full-fillet weld is a weld that :-
a) not less than 1/3 the thinner plate;

b) the legs equal the thickness of the thinner plate;
c) the largest isosceles triangle that can be inscribed within the cross section of
the weld
d) is at least the thickness of the thicker plate
REF : API 650 5.1.1.5
Q10. A shell to bottom fillet weld for a Grade IV material shall be
a) made with at least 2 passed;

b) may be made with 1 pass
c) shall be at least 3 / 16"
d) both (a) and (c) above
REF : API 650 5.3.6.2
Q11. Calculate by the 1-Foot method the design shell thickness

Td in inches, of the following description of tank built to API
Standard
650:
H = Design liquid level = 50 feet

D = Nominal Tank Diameter = 180 feet
G = Design Specific Gravity = 0.86
CA = Corrosion Allowance = 0. 0625"
Sd= Allowable stress in design condition, in psi
Shell Material = ASTM A36M
Td = design shell thickness, inch(es)
St= Allowable stress for hydrostatic test condition, in psi
Tt= hydrostatic test shell thickness, inch
a) 0.912’’
b) 0.850’’
c) 1"
d) 0.922’’
Q12. Calculate by the 1-Foot method the hydrostatic test shell
thickness Tt in inches, of the above referred tank, when water is used
for the test:
a) 0.935°
b) 0.985°
c) 1"
d) 0.920"
Details Answer’s Q 11 § Q12
Q11. Calculate by the 1-Foot method the design shell thickness
Td in inches, of the following description of tank built to API
Standard
650:
H = Design liquid level = 50 feet

D = Nominal Tank Diameter = 180 feet
G = Design Specific Gravity = 0.86
CA = Corrosion Allowance = 0. 0625"
Sd= Allowable stress in design condition, in psi
Shell Material = ASTM A36M
Td = design shell thickness, inch(es)
St= Allowable stress for hydrostatic test condition, in psi
Tt= hydrostatic test shell thickness, inch(es).
a) 0.912’’
b) 0.850’’
c) 1"
d) 0.922’’
2.6𝐷𝐷(𝐻𝐻−1)𝐺𝐺
Because D=180’<200’ than 𝑇𝑇𝑑𝑑 = + 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶
𝑆𝑆𝑑𝑑
Sd=23.200 psi (see table 5.2b) API 650
Td=(2.6x180x49x0.86/23200)+0.0625=0.912’’
Q12. Calculate by the 1-Foot method the hydrostatic test shell
thickness Tt in inches, of the above referred tank, when water is used
for the test:
a) 0.935°
b) 0.985°
c) 1"
d) 0.920"
2.6𝐷𝐷(𝐻𝐻−1)
Because D=180’<200’ than 𝑇𝑇𝑡𝑡 =
𝑆𝑆𝑡𝑡
St=24900 psi (see table5.2b) API560
Tt=2.6x180x49/24900=0.920’’

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Q1. API 650 covers material, design, fabrication, erection, and

a. be more than the specific gravity of the product in the tank.

a. not covered by API 650

Q3. Tanks covered by API 650 are restricted to a maximum

Q 5. Appendix A provides alternative simplified design

Q6. Who is responsible for complying with all of the provisions of

Q7. A self-supporting cone roof: -

a) is formed approximately to the surface of a right cone;

a) A joint between two members that intersect at an angle between 0 degrees (a

REF : API 650 5.1.1.3

Q9. A full-fillet weld is a weld that :-

a) not less than 1/3 the thinner plate;

Q10. A shell to bottom fillet weld for a Grade IV material shall be

a) made with at least 2 passed;

REF : API 650 5.3.6.2

Q11. Calculate by the 1-Foot method the design shell thickness

H = Design liquid level = 50 feet

H = Design liquid level = 50 feet

St=24900 psi (see table5.2b) API560

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