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API 653 PREPARATORY

IMPORTANT OPEN BOOK QUESTIONS
API 653 Third Edition
No. QUESTION CODE CLAUSE
1 Calculate the t min. welded tank shell API653 4.3.3.1
2 What is the maximum allowable stress for bottom &
API653 4.3.3.1
second course
3. To change the service of the tank to above 200F
API653 4.2.4.4
what requirements are to be met
4. What is the maximum allowable stress for
API653 4.3.3.1
reconstructed tank
5. What is the maximum allowable stress for revited tank API653 4.3.4.1
6. Annular bottom plate thickness (Sp. Gr. < 1.0) API653 Table 4-4
7. Assessment of the safe use of a tank constructed of
API653 Fig. 5.2
unknown materials
8. What records shall be maintained by the Owner /
API653 6.8.1
Operator
9. What are the material specifications for structural
API653 7.3.2
materials
10. Shell design for a reconstructed tank, with materials
whose allowable stresses are not given in Table 3-2 of API653 8.4.2
API 650, what allowable stresses are to be taken
11. After the valve has been installed on the flange at
API653 9.14.5.3
what pressure the pressure test shall be performed
12. In tank re-construction, new vertical joints in adjacent
API653 10.4.2.1
shell courses shall be offset by what minimum distance
13. During tank reconstruction / repair what is the
API653 10.4.2.5
maximum allowed undercutting for vertical joints
14. What is the maximum reinforcement allowed for
API653 Table 10-1
horizontal joint of plate
15. In completed horizontal butt joints, the upper plate
API653 10.4.4.2
shall not project beyond the lower plate by how much
16. Calculation of Internal Bottom settlement or bulges API653 B.3.3
17. Problem on edge settlement API653 Fig B-10
18. For welding A516 Gr 70 materials what electrode
API650 2.8
classification shall be used

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API 653 PREPARATORY

IMPORTANT CLOSED BOOK QUESTIONS
API 653 Third Edition
No. QUESTION CODE CLAUSE
1 Definition of the Critical zone API653 3.7
2 Definition of Change of Service API653 3.9
3. Minimum thickness of corroded roof plate API653 4.2.1.2
4. Limits of L API653 4.3.2.1
5. Definition of widely scattered pits API653 4.3.2.2
6. Causes for shell distortion API653 4.3.5.2
7. Cracks in the shell to bottom weld what should be API653 4.3.6
done
8. What is the reason for the distortion of anchor bolts & API653 4.5.3
excessive cracking of concrete structures
9. Tanks fabricated from steels of unknown toughness, API653 5.3.7
thickness less than can be operated at above
what minimum shell metal temperature
10. Interval for routine In-service inspection API653 6.3.1.2
11. Who shall carry out External Inspection API653 6.3.2.1
12. Interval for External inspection API653 6.3.2.1
13. How is the external inspection of Insulated tank API653 6.3.2.2
carried out
14. What is the method of external inspection of Tank API653 6.3.2.3
grounding system
15. Interval for ultrasonic thickness inspection API653 6.3.3
16. If internal inspection is solely for the purpose of API653 6.4.1.2
determining the condition & integrity of tank bottom
what is the method of inspection
17. alternative Internal Inspection method API653 6.4.3
18. What is the bottom plate minimum thickness API653 Table
6-1
19. Construction records shall include the following API653 6.8.2
information
20. New material for tank reconstruction shall comply to API653 7.2
which standard
21. Welding consumables shall conform to which API653 7.4
specification
22. What are the minimum dimensions for a replacement API653 9.2.2.1
shell
23. The corners of a repair plate shall be rounded to what API653 9.3.1.4
minimum radius

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24. Insert plate having higher thickness than the shall API653 9.8.2(c)
plate shall be tapered to
25. Minimum thk. of new roof to be used for repair for a API653 9.11.1.1
fixed roof shall be
26. The minimum height of tank liquid above hot tap API653 9.14.1.2
location shall be at least
27 During hot tapping operation welding will be done API653 9.14.2.3
using which electrodes
28. Are hot taps permitted on the roof of a tank API653 9.14.2.4
29. The maximum allowed undercutting for horizontal API653 10.4.2.5
joints of a reconstructed tank is
30. If the material specification for the steel from an API653 11.1.2
existing tank is unknown or obsolete, how do you
qualify the welding procedure
31. At what intervals Welders identification shall be API653 11.2.2
marked adj. to welds
32. What alternative methods are used to inspect the API653 12.1.7.1
integrity of the welded bottom joint
33. Areas of bottom plate repaired by welding in addition API653 12.1.7.3
to MT/PT are any other testing done.
34. The minimum diagnostic length of each radiograph is API653 12.2.1.7
35. For penetration installed using insert plates , butt weld API653 12.2.1.8
between the insert plate & shell plate shall be
radiographed to what extent
36. Hydrostatic test of a reconstructed tank shall be held API653 12.3.1.1
for how long time.
37. At what intervals shall settlement be measured during API653 12.5.2
hydrotest
38. The maximum spacing across diameter over which API653 Fig. B-2
measurements of bottom settlement are taken is
39. Internal Bottom settlement formula API653 B-3-3
40. What is the NDT Inspector Qualification requirement API653 F 4.3
for carrying out UT during tank repair?
41 UT procedure shall follow which Code/Standard API653 F 4.4

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