ASME B31.

Quiz
1. All welding terms found in ASME B31.3 are found in the Code and:

A. ASME Section IX
B. ASME Section V
C. AWS A2.4
D. AWS A3.0

2. A fluid service in which the potential for personnel exposure is judged to be significant:

A. Category M Fluid Service

B. High Pressure Fluid Service
C. Normal Fluid Service
D. Category B Fluid Service

3. Snow and ice loads due to both sentimental and operating conditions are considered:

A. Dead Loads
B. Live Loads
C. Environmental Loads
D. Structural Loads

4. The required thickness of straight sections shall be determined in accordance with Eq. 2,

A. tm = t + d
B. tm = d - t
C. tm = t +c
D. tm = c - t

5. Socket welds should:

A. be avoided in the piping system

B. be used in all welded piping
C. be welded using SAW only
D. be avoided where crevice corrosion may occur

6. A Charpy V-notch specimen for impact testing shall be made using a standard:

A. ½” square cross section

B. 10 M square cross section
C. 10 mm square cross section
D. .505” square cross section

7. Qualification of welding Procedures to be used in compliance with ASME B 31.3 shall conform
to the requirements of:

A. ASME B 31.3
B. BPV Code, Section IX
C. API 570
D. ASME Section V
8. Subject to the specific approval of the Inspector, welding procedures qualified:

A. by others may be used

B. by the employer only may be used
C. by the use of AWS pre-qualified D1.1 type procedures, may be used
D. by the use of API 1104 qualified procedures may be used

9. A cellulose DCRP Electrode in the AWS A5.1 is:

A. E7018
B. E7016
C. E6011
D. E6010

10. A welder may pass a performance qualification test for Company A, quit the job, then within 6
months be hired by Company B. This welder can perform similar welding work without retest..

A. True
B. False
C. True only in certain states
D. False, in compliance with ASME B 31.3

11. Filler metal shall conform to the requirements of:

A. AWS A5.1
B. ASME Section IX
C. ASME Section V
D. API 570

12. Circumferential welds inside surfaces of groove welds shall be aligned:

A. ±1/16”
B. ±1/32”
C. within the dimensional limits in the WPS
D. the fabricator’s discretion

13. The root pass and final pass of a weld may not be:

A. peened
B. cleaned
C. stress relieved
D. painted

14. A threaded joint may be seal welded by a qualified welder

15. If the joint is leaking
A. If the joint has straight threads only
B. If the joint has tapered threads only
C. To cover all exposed threads

15. The preheat zone shall extent at least ______ beyond the edge of the weld.

A. 10 mm
B. 1 inch
C. 50 mm
D. 3 inches
16. The owner’s Inspector shall have:

A. an API 570 Certification

B. an AWS CWI Certification
C. an API 510 Certification
D. not less than 10 years experience dealing with piping

17. In reviewing radiography of a Normal Fluid Service piping weld joint, a crack was noticed. If the
pipe wall thickness was 0.375”, what length crack is acceptable?

A. none
B. T/3
C. 3/16”
D. cracks will not show on radiographs

18. An examiner perfoming a PT test of completed weld on the outside of a Category D Fluid Service
piping system noted a transverse crack in the root pass:

A. The weld is acceptable

B. The PT test should be repeated
C. The welder should be requalified
D. The PT test will not show this type of discontinuity from the outside.

19. Individual slag trapped in a weld in Severe Cyclic Conditions piping system, maximum length
may be:

A. > TWX3
B.  TW/3
C.  12T
D. 3/23”

20. Examiners may be qualified in compliance with:

A. ASME Section IX
B. ASME Section V
C. ASNT SNT-TC-1A
D. API 570
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Answer Key

1. D
2. A
3. B
4. C
5. D
6. C
7. B
8. A
9. D
10. C
11. B
12. C
13. A
14. D
15. B
16. D
17. A
18. D
19. B
20. C