Api 653 Preparatory Course: Exam 1 - Open Book

Professional Training and Consultation
15 - 21 May 2004, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
API 653 PREPARATORY COURSE

Exam 1 – Open Book
Note: Tick only one alternative which you think is most

appropriate.
1. AST fabricated to API 650 is normally designed not to exceed an

operating
temperature of:
a. 260 deg C
b. 100 deg C
c. 90 deg C
d. 21 deg C.
2. Minimum size of fillet welds in the construction or repairs of an

AST built to API Standard 650 is:
a. Higher of 6 mm (0.25”) or half of the thickness of thinner

plate joined.
b. Higher of 9 mm (0.25”) or one third of the thickness of
thicker plate joined.
c. Higher of 5 mm (0.1875”) or one third of the thickness of
thinner plate joined.
d. Lower of 6 mm (0.25”) or half of the thickness of thinner
plate joined.
3. As per API Standard 650, the overlap at lap-welded joints shall

be at least five times the nominal thickness of the thinner plate,
but need not exceed,
a. 2” for single-welded lap joints and 4” for double welded

lap joints
b. 1” for single-welded lap joints and 2” for double welded
lap joints
c. 1.5” for single-welded lap joints and 2” for double welded
lap joints
d. 1.5” for single-welded lap joints and 1” for double welded
lap joints
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4. 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).
Where, Td = 2.6 D (H –1) G + CA

Sd
a.0.912”
b.0.850”
c.1”
d.0.922”
5. 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 :
Where, Tt = 2.6 D (H –1)

St
a. 0.935”
b. 0.985”
c. 1”
d. 0.922”
6. Maximum Reinforcement thickness of vertical butt joints of a

tank shell plate of 28mm, of an AST built to API Standard 650
shall be:
a. 5mm
b. 2.4mm
c. 1.6mm
d. 3mm
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7. Vertical joints of a 28mm thick shell of an AST built to API Std.

650 shall be radiographed to the extent as given below :
a.Full
b.Partial
c.Spot
d. Nil
8. In an AST built to API Standard 650, the bottom annular plates

have radial weld joints, and are single butt welded with
permanent back-up bar, in which case, the extent of
radiographing radial joints shall be,
a. One spot on 50% of radial joint

b. One spot on 10% of radial joints
c. Full radiography of all radial joints
d. RT – Nil; only MT of 100% joints is adequate.
9. As per API Std. 650, personnel who perform and evaluate

radiographic examinations (RT) shall have a minimum
qualification as follows :
a. Shall have a vision of Jaeger No.2

b. Shall be qualified as Level II of ASNT SNT-TC-1A
c. Shall not be color blind
d. Shall have an experience of at least ten years in RT.
10. The minimum required shell thickness of a Tank of 60 Meter

diameter (200 ft. diameter), built to API Standard 650, shall be:
a. Design shell thickness plus corrosion allowance

b. Hydrostatic Test shell thickness
c. 8 mm (5/16”)
d. Greater of a, b, c
11. Determine whether impact testing is required for A516 gr 70

normalised plates 1 inch thick, Design temp = 0 degree F (-18
degree C):
a. Not required
b. Required
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c. Depends on opinion of design engineer

d. Depends on opinion of tank inspector
12. Which of the following sets of the Transverse Charpy V-notch

Impact Test Values of a fully killed 0.75 “ thick plate of ASTM A
516 gr 60 for a design metal temperature of -34 degree C, is
acceptable as per API 650? Plates are not normalized.
a.20, 11, 12 Joules

b.18, 24, 12 Joules
c.24, 22, 10 Joules
d.20, 10, 27 Joules
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Professional Training and Consultation

15 - 21 May 2004, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

API 653 PREPARATORY COURSE

Note: Tick only one alternative which you think is most

1. AST fabricated to API 650 is normally designed not to exceed an

2. Minimum size of fillet welds in the construction or repairs of an

a. Higher of 6 mm (0.25”) or half of the thickness of thinner

3. As per API Standard 650, the overlap at lap-welded joints shall

a. 2” for single-welded lap joints and 4” for double welded

4. Calculate by the 1-Foot method the design shell thickness Td in

H = Design liquid level = 50 feet

Where, Td = 2.6 D (H –1) G + CA

5. Calculate by the 1-Foot method the hydrostatic test shell

Where, Tt = 2.6 D (H –1)

6. Maximum Reinforcement thickness of vertical butt joints of a

7. Vertical joints of a 28mm thick shell of an AST built to API Std.

8. In an AST built to API Standard 650, the bottom annular plates

a. One spot on 50% of radial joint

9. As per API Std. 650, personnel who perform and evaluate

a. Shall have a vision of Jaeger No.2

10. The minimum required shell thickness of a Tank of 60 Meter

a. Design shell thickness plus corrosion allowance

11. Determine whether impact testing is required for A516 gr 70

c. Depends on opinion of design engineer

12. Which of the following sets of the Transverse Charpy V-notch

a.20, 11, 12 Joules

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