1. Which document gives the methodology for RBI?

a. API 579
. API 57!
c. API 5"!
d. API 57#
$. %Pi&e to soil &otential survey' for &oorly coated &i&es (or )here
cathodic &rotection is not reliale* should e conducted at
intervals of+
a. ,ive years
. -hree years
c. -en years
d. .i/ years
0. In &ressure decay method for testing under ground &i&e1 the
acce&tance criteria is that &ressure decrease over a &eriod of+
a. 2ight hours shall not e/ceed 53
. ,our hours shall not e/ceed 53
c. -)enty four hours shall not e/ceed 1!3
d. -)enty four hours shall not e/ceed 53
#. In &ressure4decay method for testing underground &i&es1
minimum lea5 test &ressure is 666666663 of ma/imum
o&erating &ressure.
a. 15!3
. 5!3
c. 11!3
d. 1$53
5. 7ar5er chemical (tracer* is used for testing the underground
&i&es for the &ur&ose of+
a. 8hec5ing internal smoothness of &i&e
. 8hec5ing strength and ductility of &i&ing material
c. 8hec5ing the diameter of underground &i&e
d. 9etecting and locating the lea5s in the &i&e line
:. 2/ce&t for the class #5!! valves1 the valve )all thic5ness is
666666 times the thic5ness of a sim&le cylinder designed for a
stress of 6666666 &si for similar &ressure and tem&erature.
a. 1.1 times and 7!!! &si
. 1.5 times and 15!!! &si
c. 1.$5 times and 15!!! &si
d. 1.5 times and 7!!! &si
7. -he retirement thic5ness of valves and flanged fittings can e
com&uted using formula for &i&es y using+
a. ,actor of 1.5 and the stress ; 15!!! &si
. ,actor of 1.$5 and stress ; 7!!! &si
c. ,actor of 1.5 and allo)ale stress as &er A.72 B 01.0
d. ,actor of 1.5 and stress ; 7!!! &si
". -em&orary re&airs of locally thinned sections or circumferential
linear defects may e made on4stream y installing a &ro&erly
designed and faricated olted lea5 clam&. What )ould this
activity e termed as?
a. Welding re&air (on4stream*
. Permanent re&air
c. <on4)elding re&air (on4stream*
d. =ot ta&&ing
9. ,ollo)ing ins&ection data is availale for a &i&ing circuit.
7inimum re>uired thic5ness ; !.#$$ in
Actual thic5ness measured ; !.51$ in
?ong term corrosion rate ; !.!1" in @ year
Remaining life for this circuit )ill e+
a. 5.! years
. #.5 years
c. :.! years
d. 9ata is insufficient to calculate remaining life

1!. Pi&ing classifications (class 11 $1 0* in API 57! )ill res&ectively
mean+
a. ?o)1 medium and high &ressure &i&es
. =igh1 medium1 lo) &ressure &i&es
c. ?o)1 medium1 high level of ins&ection to e &erformed
d. =igh1 medium1 lo) level of ins&ection to e &erformed
11. Ins&ection records contain the follo)ing information for a
&articular thic5ness measurement location (-7?* in a return
end+
Thickness Year
!.5!! !
!.#$5 5
!.#!! 1!
An the asis of the information aove1 the long4term corrosion
rate for the location is+
a. 1 B mils &er year
. 5 mils &er year
c. 1! mils &er year
d. 1!! mils &er year
1$. ,or thic5ness measurement of &i&es <P.1 and smaller. <9-
techni>ue em&loyed )ould e+
a. Cltrasonic techni>ue
. Radiogra&hic &rofile techni>ue
c. Anyone is AD
d. <one are AD
10. If &roale corrosion rates can not e determined on4stream
determinations shall e made a&&ro/imately
a. : months of service
. 0 months of service
c. 1 month of service
d. <one of the aove
1#. -hic5ness monitoring during &eriodic measurements is ta5en at+
a. .ame -7?. as used in &revious ins&ection and
a&&roaching retirement thic5ness
. <e) -7?. only
c. 2ither same or ne) are o5ay
d. 9e&ends on o&inion of ins&ector
15. ,or calculating 7AWP of Pi&ing 8ircuit )hich is &ut in
service the )all thic5ness used in com&utations is+
a. Actual thic5ness as determined y ins&ection.
. Actual thic5ness minus the estimated corrosion loss efore
the date of ne/t ins&ection
c. Actual thic5ness minus t)ice the estimated corrosion loss
efore the date of ne/t ins&ection
d. <one of the aove
1:. -ale :4$ of API 57! standard gives e/tent of 8CI ins&ection
follo)ing the visual ins&ection1 )hich is a&&licale to+
a. 2ntire insulated area
. Areas )ith damaged insulation
c. .us&ect areas )ithin susce&tile tem&erature
d. and c
17. As &er API 57! for olted flanged Eoints1 olts and nuts are
considered as acce&taly engaged if the lac5 of com&lete
engagement is+
a. <ot more than t)o threads
. <ot more than one thread
c. Bolts and nuts are engaged at least 5!3 of threads in the
nuts
d. Bolts shall com&letely e/tend through nuts
1". When an RBI assessment is used to increase ins&ection
intervals1 the assessment shall e conducted on 8lass 1
systems at a ma/imum interval of 6666666666 years
a. 5
. 1!
c. 15
d. 0
19. 8lass 0 &i&ing is descried as eing in services
a. With the highest &otential of resulting in an immediate
emergency if a lea5 occurs
. -hat is flammale ut do not significantly va&oriFes )hen
they lea5 and are not located in high4activity areas
c. -hat is flammale and slo)ly va&oriFe if lea5 occurs
d. -hat is not in classes 1 and $.
$!. -hic5ness measurement ins&ection on 8lass 1 &i&ing should e
scheduled ased on the calculation of not more than
a. Ane half the remaining life determined from corrosion rates
or the ma/imum interval of 5 years )hichever is shorter.
. Ane half the remaining life determined from corrosion rates
or 5 years1 )hichever is longer
c. Ane fourth the remaining life determined from corrosion
rates or the ma/imum interval of 1! years )hichever is
shorter.
d. Ane >uarter the remaining life determined from corrosion
rates or 5 years1 )hichever is longer
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