API -653

20/7/2016
1. In the case of apparent conflicts between the requirements of this standard
and API 650 or its predecessor API 12C, this standard shall govern for tanks
that have been placed in service .C.B
2. The limits of responsibility for each party shall be defined by the
owner/operator prior to commencing work. C.B
3. API 2015 and API 2217A that will include safeguard for personnel health and
safety, prevention of accidental fires and explosions, and the prevention of
property damage. O.B
4. before entering the confined spaces procedures must comply with any federal
or state safety regulations pertaining .C.B
5. critical zone The portion of the tank bottom or annular plate within 3 in. of the
inside edge of the shell .C.B
6. When a frangible roof-to-shell joint is required, evaluate for items impacting
compliance with requirements under API 650, Section 5.10.2.6. Examples of
some items to evaluate include tank bottom-to-shell joint corrosion. C.B
7. All requirements of API 650, Annex M, shall be considered before changing
the service of a tank to operation at temperatures above 200 °F.C.B
8. L shall not more than 40 in. C.B
9. L is the maximum vertical length. C.B
10. Widely scattered pits may be ignored provided that no pit depth results in the
remaining shell thickness being less than one-half the minimum acceptable
tank shell thickness exclusive of the corrosion allowance. C.B
11. required , t min for an entire shell course tmin O.B
2.6 H – 1 DG
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SE
12. give corroded area and required , t min O.B
2.6 H DG
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SE
13. Give corroded are away from welds or joints by10" and shell thickness .45 (I
choose E = 1.0) because it away from welds or joints by at least the greater of 1
in. or twice the plate thickness.. C.B
14. Required Allowable Hydrostatic Test Stress for Lower Courses of A516-70 is
33,000. O.B
15. Shell distortions include except settlement. C.B
16. Cracks in the shell-to-bottom weld shall be removed.C.B
17. Tank Bottom Release Prevention Systems performed to…….. C.B.
18. Tank bottom/foundation design with no means for detection and
containment of a bottom leak and required Minimum Bottom Plate Thickness
is 0.1. C.B
19. Asked about annular plate thickness was original thickness .032” and now is
0.2”your action is Accept the results and continue to use in service as the remaining
thickness is greater thane 0 .1
20. Give product specific gravity less thane 1.0 of unknown material and give
thickness of first shell course is .5mm and required bottom plate minimum
Thickness is 0.17. O.B
21. Calcining can occur when concrete has been exposed to sufficiently high
temperature for a period of time. O.B
22. Brittle Fracture Considerations about 5 question O.B &C.B.
23. visual external inspection by an authorized inspector .C.B
24. asked about most NDE used (I choose visual inspection )
25. Visual external inspection is required at least every five years or RCA/4N
years whichever is less. C.B.
26. The RBI assessment shall be reviewed and approved by a team as above at
intervals not to exceed 10 years .C.B
27. The RBI assessment shall be performed by (I choose by personal knowledge
in RBI accordance with API RP 580 and tank design). C.B
28. Corrosion rates from low inspection effectiveness such as spot UT shall not be
used in the RBI process. O.B
29. Records include (Construction Records, Inspection History, Repair/Alteration
History ).C.B
30. The results of any experiences with coatings and linings shall be documented
on Repair/Alteration History. O.B
31. It is the responsibility of the owner/operator to review the inspection findings
and recommendations, establish a repair scope, if needed, and determine the
appropriate timing for repairs. C.B.
32. Unknown shall be subjected to chemical analysis and mechanical tests. C.B
33. with regard to shell penetrations API-653 specified the thickness attached
parts except…… ( I choose thickness of underside weld). O.B
34. The minimum repair plate dimension is 4 in. C.B
35. Typical Details for Addition of Reinforcing Plate to Existing Shell Penetration
give t= 15/16 and require fillet weld thickness A is 3/8. O.B
36. A new bottom may be installed through an existing tombstone reinforcing
plate by. Remove only that portion of the existing reinforcing plate necessary
to weld and test the new bottom-to-shell weld. O.B
37. Give thickness less than 1/2 and required the distance from the splice weld to
existing shell penetration H is 3". O.B
38. Welded-on patch plates shall not be placed over areas of the tank bottom that
have global dishing, C.B.
39. Welded-on patch plates are not permitted in the critical zone on a tank bottom
with an operating temperature exceeding 200 F for carbon steel. C.B
40. The minimum thickness of new roof plates shall be 3/16 in. C.B
41. If the roof rim thickness is less than 0.10-in. thick, it shall be replaced. C.B
42. give connection Size NPS equal 18" and required Minimum Shell Plate
Thickness is .5.O.B
43. Roundness: give Tank Diameter 70 ft and required Radius Tolerances is +-
3/4. O.B.
44. The welder or welding operator’s identification mark shall be hand- or
machine-stamped adjacent to and at intervals not exceeding 3 ft. C.B.
45. Flange-to-nozzle-neck welds do not require welder identification. C.B
46. butt weld joint examined by RT found reject shall be shall be examined over
their full length by radiographic or ultrasonic methods.C.B
47. method most used to detected cracks is RT/PT/MT.C.B
48. new replacement shell plates to existing shell plates, one additional
radiograph shall be taken.O.B
49. Hydrostatic Testing Exemptions by The tank owner/operator has authorized
the exemption in writing and Fitness-for-service Evaluation .C.B
50. A reconstructed tank shall be held for 24 hours hydrostatic test. C.B
51. Radiographs and radiograph records of all repaired welds shall be marked
with the letter “R.”.C.B
52. give tank diameter 65 ft and required minimum number of elevation points is
8. C.B
53. minimum required number of settlement measurement points shall no be less
than 8.C.B
54. The new nameplate shall be attached to the tank shell adjacent to the existing
nameplate.C.B
55. radiographs shall be retained for at least one year .C.B
56. Measurements of tank settlement should be performed by personnel
experienced in the types of measurement procedures being performed. C.B
57. Maximum spacing measured Bottom Settlement across diameter is 10 ft. C.B
58. Settlement in an area where there is a bottom lap weld in the settled area that
is essentially parallel (±20 ). O.B
59. In settled areas where the measured settlement B exceeds 75 % of allowed
settlement , all shell-to-bottom welds and bottom welds should be examined
visually and with magnetic particleor liquid penetrant methods. C.B
60. edge settlement should be replaced if exceeding acceptable strains .C.B
61. Presence of crushed rock under the steel bottom usually results in severe
underside corrosion. C.B
62. Actively engaged as an authorized inspector shall be defined as 75
aboveground storage tanks as described in API 653 over the most recent
three-year certification period .C.B
63. The bottom-scanning examiners (operators and/or UT examiners) should be
re-qualified when the authorized inspection agency has reason to question the
ability of the examiner. C.B.
64. The sample tank bottom should be a minimum of 70 ft2.C.B
65. Similar of service different in Year Tank Erected the difference in ages of the
tanks must be considered in the corrosion rate calculations. C.B
66. The floating-roof tank is designed to breathing losses. C.B
67. Condition-based Inspection Scheduling and Minimum Acceptable Thickness
2 question .C.B
68. Coupon removal, the prevailing method of determining the presence of soil-
side corrosion previously, is not a reliable enough method for locating areas
of localized soil-side pitting .C.B
69. The presence of clay cause pitting corrosion. C.B
70. Anchor pipe should be inspected because ……….. O.B
71. Internal corrosion of these tanks in the vapor space caused by hydrogen
sulfide vapor, water vapor, oxygen. C.B
72. Flame arrestors should be inspected at appropriate intervals. O.B
73. tolerance between seal and shell is a).depend on tank diameter b) +-4"
c)8".O.B
74. the lowest one-day mean temperature for Los Angeles is 35 F.O.B
75. Give Nominal Thickness of Shell Plate and required Nominal Thickness of
Shell Plate. O.b
76. The drip ring shall extend at least 3 in. beyond the outer periphery of the
foundation ring wall and then turn down. O.B
77. Give Nominal Tank Diameter 100 ft and required Nominal Plate Thickness is
5/16. o.b
78. Corrosion and Abrasion Protection: of column a wear plate nominal thickness
and minimum fillet weld shall not less than 6mm (1/4 in.) shall be welded to
the tank bottom with a 6 mm (1/4 in.) minimum fillet weld. O.B
79. The slope of the frangible roof at the top angle attachment does not exceed
2:12.C.B
80. The frangible roof fillet does not exceed (3/16 in.).C.B
81. Give Bottom Course Thickness is .5" and required water filling rate for the
Below course is 460 mm (18 in.)/hr. O.B
82. Personnel who perform and evaluate radiographic examinations shall be
qualified according to ASNT SNT-TC-1A .C.B
83. EDT shall be performed in accordance with a written procedure that is
certified with the applicable requirements of Section V of the ASME Code. C.B
84. A minimum pressure of vacuum box is 3 lbf/in.2. O.B
85. Thin-film linings may to new tanks. C.B
86. The anchor pattern required for linings is typically 1.5 mils to 4.0 mils. O.B
87. Surface Preparation is required to be white metal finish or near-white. C.B
88. Thick-film linings shall be inspected by using a high-voltage detector. C.B
89. Thin-film linings shall be inspected by using with a low-voltage. C.B
90. Thin-film linings should be performed with a low-voltage (67.5 volts). O.B
91. Give the product temperature is 120 f and required suitable lining material a)
epoxy amine b) fiber …… C.B.
92. the surface temperature must be at least 5 °F above the dew point
temperature.C.B
93. The effectiveness of cathodic protection on a tank bottom is determined by
measuring the tank-to-soil potential. C.B
94. Cathodic protection surveys shall be performed Annual. C.B
95. Heat affected zone: portion of base metal no melted but mechanical properties
or microstructure have been altered. C.B
96. The minimum of range Gamma ray is 2.0. O.B
97. To minimize burn through, the first weld should be made with 3/32 in. (4.76
mm) or smaller diameter welding electrode. C.B
98. Advantages of Submerged Arc Welding (SAW) .C.B
99. The temperature of the calibration standard should be within 25 °F of the part
to be examined. O.B
100. Densitometers. Shall be calibrated by A national standard step tablet . C.B
101. The reason for reject radiograph film If a light image of the “B,”Symbol.C.B
102. Tolerance of magnetizing shall not deviate by more than ±10%. C.B
103. if the specimen breaks in the base metal outside of the weld or weld , the test
shall be accepted as meeting the requirements, provided the strength is not
more than 5% below the minimum specified tensile strength of the base metal.
C.B
104. Give PQR and WPS and require to check thickness rang of WPS is accepted
as PQR .test coupon thickness is .5” and result found accept.
105. Require to check bent test specimens accept or reject .one specimen found
reject due to the defect is 5/16” exceed 1/8”.
106. Give PQR and require to check: 1) tensile specimens are accept.2) bend test
specimens are accept. 3) All result meet acceptable limits. 3) Bend specimens
type incorrect
107. Asked about engineer enter the tank and found general corrosion for the first
time what he doing (I choose review with the owner and reduce the
inspection interval to half period).
108. Brittle fractures occur in the present of residual stress& flaws and susceptible
material. O.B
109. Brittle fracture occurs at temperatures below the Charpy impact transition
temperature. C.B
110. MIC corrosion is usually observed as localized pitting under deposits or
tubercles. C.B
111. Witch of the following has most atmospheric corrosion Marine environments
.C.B
112. atmospheric Corrosion rates increase with temperature up to about 250oF
113. Exposure to high solution strength caustic can result in general corrosion of
carbon steel above 175oF

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Mohamed Abdelraouf Albajoury
ERPOM inspection team
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