API 650 Study Guide (Revised on Dec, 2022) Open Book 1. A-516-70 plate that is normalized is a Group ___ material, 2. The maximum excessive reinforcement allowed on the vertical joint for a new 3/4" plate? 3/32" vs" 3/16" var pepP 3. What is the minimum tensile strength of an A-678 gr. B plate? 30,000 psi 32,000 psi 34,300 psi 50,000 psi 60,000 psi 70,000 psi 80,000 psi QaPyORP 4, Maximum misalignment allowed on a 1" thick vertical shell weld is inch, 5. A new concrete ring-wall is installed. Around the entire circumference, the ring wall should be level within inch. 6. The maximum undercut allowed on a nozzle fillet weld is inch. 7. The letters on a nameplate should be at least inch h 8. When installing a new course, at what plate thickness should the entire vertical weld be radiographed? A >3 B21" C, > 1.25" D. > 1.75" 9. A new tank is being constructed in Calgary, Canada. ‘The tank should be designed for minimum, temperature of F, 10. The minimum thickness allowed for the skin of an internal aluminum floating roof is inch. Page 1 of 611. A new 40-foot diameter API 650 tank is being built, Shell plate used for this tank should never be less than: 3/16" a", 5/16 3/8" pepe 12. The design metal temperature for a 3/4" plate made of A-516-55 is__°F. 13. Overlap for a single-welded lap joint never needs to exceed __ inch (¢s). 14, The lowest one-day mean temperature in Denver, Colorado is __°F. 15. On a specific tank, the bottom course is 0.800" and the 2nd course is 0.600". The vertical welds in these courses must be offset by A B. 4" cs D. 12" 16, A stiffening ring at the tank's top has a minimum new thickness of ___ inch, 17. Annex M of API 650 provides additional requirements for tanks that operate above _°F, But, not exceeding °F. 18. The minimum size of manhole on an external floating roof is inches 19. The tank nameplate should be attached near a shell 20. Surface porosity in a weld must not exceed; 1 cluster in every __ inches, and the diameter of the cluster does not exceed inch (es). 21. The maximum nominal thickness allowed by API 650 for ASTM A-283 Grade C plates is __ inch. (cs). 22. Shell plate that is 3/8" must be shaped to curvature of the tank when the tank diameter is ___ feet. 23. The slope of a cone roof tank must be at least Page 2 of 624, The bottom plates are". The minimum fillet weld size for these welds is inch. 25. Repads are not needed for tank nozzles < NPS. 26. Impact testing is performed on ASTM A-283 Grade C material, Transverse specimens are used Determine the following. A. Minimum number of impact specimens from a test location: B. Average energy absorbed by this group must be: ft-lbs C. #of specimens that can be below the acceptance criteria: D. Minimum energy absorbed by a single specimen must be: ___ ft-lbs. 27. On a specific tank, the bottom course is 1.375", the 2nd course is 1.000", and the 3" course is 0.625", The maximum misalignment allowed in the vertical welds A. Bottom course___ inch B. Second course inch C. Third course inch 28. On a specific tank the bottom course is 1.000", the 2nd course is 0.750", and the 3 course is 0.500". The maximum allowed projection for the upper course in horizontal welds is: a. Second course projecting over bottom course___inch b. Third course projecting over second course___ inch 29. The bottom course is 1" thick and the sketch plate is %" thick. The minimum size of fillet for the bottom-to-shell weld is inch, 30. Thickened insert plates should have a taper of 31. A tank’s bottom course is 1.125" thick. During the hydrotest, what is the maximum fill rate for the upper third of the tank? inch. 32. The bottom course is 0.75" thick and the sketch plate is 3/8" thick. The minimum size of fillet for the bottom-to-shell weld is inch. 33. What is the maximum size of a rectangular roof opening? Page 3 of 634, Stiffening rings that ean trap water should have drain holes that are: A. Linch in diameter every 8 feet. B. 2 inch in diameter every 8 feet. C. Linch in diameter every 32 feet. D. 2 inch in diameter every 32 feet. 35, Determine the minimum allowed pre-heat temperatures, Shell plate 0.750" thick made of A-285 - C material Shell plate 0.500" thick made of A-516 - 70 material Shell plate 1.325" thick made of Group III material Shell plate 1.625" thick made of Group V material pope Closed Book 1. Complete the table. Identify the Code used (or special requirement) for each column, Method Procedure Technician ‘Acceptance Stds MT PT RT UT 2. What method is used to calculate the minimum shell thickness for a 260-foot tank? A. API650 1-foot method B. API 633 shell formula C. Variable-design-point method D, ASME Sect VIII, Div 2 method 3. When using a vacuum box, the standard pressure used during the exam should be a vacuum of psig 4, New roof plates should be at least ___inch thick, 5, New bottom plates should be at least ___ inch thick 6. New bottom plates should extend inch (es) beyond the outside edge of the bottom-to-shell weld, Page 4 of 67. New tank bottoms are usually tested with a 8, Welders who weld tank pressure parts should be qualified to: A B, C. ASME Seetion IX D, ASNT SNT-TC-IA 9. In the tank bottom, 3 lap-joints should be at least ___inches apart. 10. An RT used to evaluate the welds should have a diagnostic length of __ inches, 11. Welders should stamp their welds every ft. 12. All shell butt joints must have complete penetration and complete 13. The standard temperature range for a vacuum box exam is °F 14, A new shell-to-bottom weld is tested with a high flash-point penetrating oil. The minimum dwell time for this exami hr (5). 15, Annular bottom plates shall be wide enough so that the distance from the shell to the lap welds (connecting bottom plates to annular plates) is > inches. 16, Peaking is a potential problem with: Shell-to-bottom welds. Roof-to-shell welds. Horizontal shell welds. Vertical shell welds. Any weld. Poop 17. A80' diameter tank has a cone roof. In order for this roof to be considered "frangible", the roof-to- shell fillet weld must not exezed inch Page 5 of 618, Foundations should be designed so that the new floor is: A. 6" above the surrounding grade, B. 12° above the surrounding grade. C. Rests on a conerete slab. D. Slopes upward with a 2:12 slope. 19, Repads are testing using a__psig air test. Page 6 of 6Open Book 1. Answer: Group V; Ref. Table 4.4b 2. Answer: B; 1/8"Ref. 8.5.2. d (no mention of RT)i 3. Answer: G. 80,000 psi; Ref. Table 5-2b 4, Answer: 0.100" Ref. 7.2.3.1 (Lesser 10% or U8") 5. Answer: +/- 1/4 inch Ref, 7.5.5.2.a 6. Answer: 1/64" Ref. 8.5.2. b 7. Answer: 5/32” Ref. 10.1.1 8, Answer: b. > 1" Ref. Fig. 8.1 9. Answer: -20 °F; Ref. Fig.4-2 (-35F+15F) 10, Answer: 0.020" Ref, H.3.3 11, Answer: A. 3/16" Ref. 5.6.1.1 12. Answer: -24 °F; Ref. Table 4-4b, Fig.4-1b 13. Answer: 1" Ref. 5.1.3.5 14, Answer: -15 °F; Ref. Fig.4-2 15. Answer: B. 5t= 4" Ref. 51.5.2.b 16. Answer: ¥" (0.236"); Ref. 5.9.3.1 17. Answer: > 200 °F & < 500 °F; Ref. 1.1.20 18. Answer: 24" Ref. C.3.11 19. Answer: Manhole; Ref. 10.1.2 20. Answer: 1 cluster in 4" Ref. 8.5.2. Diameter < 3/32" 21. Answer: 1” Ref. 22. Answer: D< 60'; Ref. i2.6-1 23. Answer: 1:16 (/4" in 12"); Ref. 5.10.4.1 24, Answer: Full Fillet (1/4"); Ref. 5.1.5.4. Page 1 of 325. Answer: <2 NPS; Ref, 5.7.2.1 26. Answer: A. 3; Ref. 4.2.9.3 B. 13 ft-Ib; Ref. Table 4-5b CoA; Ref. 4.2.9.3 D. 28.7 ft-lb; Ref. 4.2.9.3 (2/3 X 13 filb) A. 1/8" (0.125"); Ref. 7.2.3.1 (Lesser 10% of "t" or 1/8") B. 0.100" Ref. 7.2.3.1 (Lesser 10% of "t" or 1/8") C. 1/16" (0.063%); Ref. 7.2.3.1 28. Answer: 1/8" (0.125"); Ref. 7.2.3.2 (Lesser 20% of "1" or 1/8") Answer: 0.100"; Ref. 7.2.3.2 (Lesser 20% of "t" or 1/8") 29. Answer: 5/16"; Ref. 5.1.5.7.a 30. Answer: 1:4; Ref. 5.7.1.7 31. Answer: 9" per hr; Ref. 7.3.6.5, 32. Answer: 3/8"; Ref. 5.1. a 33. Answer: 3’ X 6"; Ref. Fig 5.17 / 18 34, Answer: a. 1" in 8'; Ref. 5.9.3.3 35. Answer: A. 32°F; Ref. Table 4.4b & 7.1b B, 50°F; Ref. Table 4.4b & 7.1b C. 50°F; Ref. Table 7.1b D. 200°F; Ref. Table 7.1b Closed Book 1 Method Procedure ‘Technician’ ‘Acceptance Stds MT ‘ASME Section V Vision & Competent | ASME Section VIII PT ‘ASME Section V Vision & Competent | ASME Section VII RT ‘ASME Section V ASNTSNT-TC-IA | ASME Section VIII UT ‘ASME Section V ASNTSNT-TC-IA | VIL Owner/Op Ref. 8.1/8.2 /83/8.4 2. Answer: C. Variable-design-point; Ref. 5.6.3.1 / 5.6.4 Page2 of 33. Answer: 3 - 5 psig vacuum; Ref. 8.6.3, 4, Answer: 3/16 thick; Ref. 5.10.2.2 5, Answer 4" (0.236") thick: Ref. 54.1 / 5.3.5 6. Answer: 2" Ref. 5.4.2 7. Answer: Vacuum box; Ref. 7.3 8. Answer: C. Sect IX; Ref. 9.3.2 9. Answer: 12” apart; Ref. 5.1.5.4.2 10. Answer: 6"; Ref. 8.1.2.8 11. Answer: 3 ft; Ref. 9.4 12. Answer: Complete Fusion; Ref. 7.3.2.1 13, Answer: 40-125 F; Ref. 8.6.6 14, Answer: 4 hrs. Ref. 7.2.4.1.d 15. Answer: > 24" shell to nearest lap weld; Ref. 5.1.5.4.3 / 5.5.2 16. Answer: D. Vertical shell welds; Ref. 7.5.4.0 17. Answer: not exceed 3/16" Ref. 5.10.2.6.a.3 18. Answer: B. 12" above the st nding grade; Ref. B31 19. Answer: 15 psig; Ref. 7.3.4 Page 3 of 3