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The document contains a series of questions related to API 571 and API 570, focusing on various aspects of corrosion, fatigue, and testing methods in piping inspection. Each question presents multiple-choice answers addressing specific technical concepts relevant to the field. The questions cover topics such as soil corrosion, thermal fatigue, brittle fracture, and various welding processes.

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Api 571 Exam 3

The document contains a series of questions related to API 571 and API 570, focusing on various aspects of corrosion, fatigue, and testing methods in piping inspection. Each question presents multiple-choice answers addressing specific technical concepts relevant to the field. The questions cover topics such as soil corrosion, thermal fatigue, brittle fracture, and various welding processes.

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API 571 Questions

C A I R O I N S P E C T I O N C O M P A N Y

Eng/Mohamed Amer
API 570 Authorized Piping Inspector

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API – 570
Closed Book (API 571& 577)

Q.1 A typical soil corrosion is aggravated under which of the following conditions

a. Hgh moisture content and high resistivity of soil.


b. Hgh moisture content and low resistivity of soil.
c. Low moisture content and high resistivity of soil.
d. Low moisture content and low resistivity of soil.

Q.2 Typical “high cycle fatigue is:

a. Thermal fatigue.
b. Mechanical fatigue.
c. Vibration fatigue.
d. Both a and b.

Q.3 Reduction in likelihood of brittle fracture can be obtained by performing

a. Impact testing
b. Hydrostatic testing
c. PWHT
d. Pneumatic testing

Q.4 Thermal fatigue cracks usually are

a. Branching, Transgranular and initiate from within the material.


b. Dagger shaped, intergranular and initiate form within the material.
c. Dagger shaped, oxide filled and initiate form the surface.
d. Dagger shaped, clean and intergranular.

Q.5 Erosion/Corrosion mitigation can be achieved by

a. Increasing the pipe diameter to decrease velocity


b. Increasing surface hardness by using harder alloys or hard facing
c. Using corrosion resistant alloys
d. All of the above.

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Q.6 “Clam shell” type crack failure having concentric rings called “beach marks” showing “waves” of crack
propagation is typically the description of

a. Mechanical Fatigue.
b. Creep cracks.
c. Stress corrosion cracks.
d. Hydrogen induced cracks.

Q.7 Resistance to sulphidation is generally achieved by

a. Upgrading to higher nickel alloys


b. Upgrading to higher chromium alloys
c. Upgrading to higher copper based alloys
d. All of the above.

Q.8 Characteristic Chloride SCC in Austenitic S.S. generally will be

a. Transgranular, branching and aggravated by higher temperature.


b. Intergranular and unidirectional (straight) and aggravated by low temperature
c. Independent of chloride content
d. None of the above

Q.9 Caustic embrittlement may be reduced/prevented by::

a. Conducting PWHT.
b. Upgrading to Nickel alloys.
c. Using High hardness & High strength steels.
d. Both a and b.

Q.10 High temperature hydrogen attack is typically due to

a. Methane gas formation.


b. Wet H2S formation
c. Temper embrittlement
d. Presence of Molybdenum in alloy steels.

Q.11 Recording on a data sheet of an indication that exceeds the reject flaw size criteria and needs
to be corrected is-
Recordable indication
Reportable indication
Notable indication
None of above

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Q.12 A sub –surface terrace and step-like crack with basic orientation parallel to the base metal surface
caused by tensile stresses in thickness direction is called

Lamination
Plane-breaking crack
Lamellar tearing
Stress corrosion crack

Q.13 “Slag inclusion” is not found in welding performed by

SMAW
SAW
FCAW
GMAW

Q.14 Most applicable method for sub-surface porosity is

a. UT b. PT c. ET d. RT

Q.15 VT is most conveniently performed placing an eye

Within 6” – 24” with angle less than 30° with the surface
Within 6’’-24’’ with angle not less than 30° with surface
Beyond 24’’ with angle less than 30°
Beyond 24’’with angle not less than 30°

Q.16 A clear radiography film has density of

a. 4 b. 0 c. 2 d. infinity

Q.17 In UT examination,

a. A - scan shows cross-sectional elevation view


b. B - scan shows cross-sectional elevation view
c. C-scan shows cross-sectional elevation view
d. none of above

Q.18 Steels with CE greater than 0.55% typically require:

Preheating only
Pre-heating & PWHT
No pre- heating or PWHT
PWHT only

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Q.19 A method to assure that PWHT was performed satisfactorily is

Hardness testing of weld & HAZ


Radiography of weld &HAZ
PT or MT of weld &HAZ
UT of weld & haz

Q.20 Welding process that has very high metal deposition rate is

SMAW
GTAW
GMAW
SAW

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