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1.

d) Reference: API-653 Paragraph 4.2.1.2

2.

b) Reference: API-653 Paragraph 4.4.8.2 and Table 4-4

3.

b) Reference: API-653 Paragraph 5.3.7

4.

a) Reference: API-650, Paragraph 2.2.2 d

5.

SEt min
(28200)(1)(.365)
H =
H = 37.2 feet + 3 feet + 16 feet = 56 feet
2.6 DG
( 2.6)(140)(.76)
Answer: c) API-653 4.3.3.1
H=

6.

d) Reference: API-650, Paragraph 2.2.10.2 and Tables 2-3b and 2-4

7.

a) Reference: API-650, Paragraph 3.5.3 and Table 3-1

8.

a) Reference: API-653 Appendix B Paragraph B.3.2

9.

10.

SEt min
(23600)(1)(.293)
H=
H = 19.7ft + 3.5ft + 8ft = 31.2 feet
2.6 DG
(2.6)(155)(.87)
Answer a): API-653, Paragraph 4.3.3.1
H=

c) Reference: API-650, Paragraph 3.6.2.3

11. a) Reference API-571, Paragraph 4.3.10.5

12.

d) Reference API-653, Paragraph 9.14.1.1(b)(1)

13. a) Reference API-650, Paragraph 6.1.5

14. a) Reference API-653, Paragraph 9.14.3.1
15.

b) Reference: API-653 Appendix B Paragraph B.3.3

16. a) Reference API-653, Paragraph 9.10.2.4

17. a) Reference API-650, Paragraph 7.2.1.3
18.

b) Reference: API-650, Paragraph 5.3.6.1 and 3.4.1

Solution: 1/4 thick plate = 10.2 lb/ft 10.2/144 = .0708 .071psi

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19.

d) Reference: API-653, Paragraph 10.4.2.5 and Table 10-1

20.

d) Reference API-653, Paragraph 10.5.2.1

21.

c) Reference: API-653 Paragraph 6.3.3.2b.

22.

b) Reference API-653, Paragraph 10.5.3 and Table 10-2

23.

b) Reference API-653, Paragraph 10.4.2.6 and Table 10-1

24.

d) Reference: API-653 Paragraph 6.4.2.1 and Table 6-1

25. d) Reference: API-577, Paragraph 9.2

26.

b) Reference: API-650, Paragraph 3.8.4 and Table 3-13

27.

c) Reference: API-650, Paragraph 3.7.5.3 and Table 3-7

28.

d) Reference API-653, Paragraph 10.5.6.3(a)

29.

c) Reference: API-650, Paragraph 3.1.5.9

30.

b): Reference Section V, Article 2, T-277.1(d)

31.

c): Reference ASME Section V, T-731(c)

32.

b): Reference ASME Section V, T-282.1

33.

b): Reference ASME Section IX, QW-191.2.2(a)(2)

34.

b): Reference API-571 Paragraph 4.3.2.1

35.

(.491)(27885)(.85)
tmin SE
H5 years =

2.6DG
(2.6)(148)(.76)
H5years = 39.79 feet Based on corrosion rate of .013 per year
d) Reference API-653, 4.3.3.1 H5 years =

36.

a): API-650 Paragraph 3.6.3.1 & Table 3-2

37.

a): Figure 3-4B and Table 3-7 .3125 based on larger of t or T

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38.

a): Reference API-653 Paragraph 4.4.7.1

39.

d) Reference API-577 Paragraph 5.2.1

40.

c) API-653, Paragraph 9.2.2.2

41.

c) API-650, Paragraph 3.4.2

42.

a) Section V, T-651

43.

a) Reference API-575 Paragraph 5.2.1

44.

c) API-653 Paragraph 4.4.8.3 and Table 3-1 API-650

45.

c) Reference: API-652, Paragraph 6.3.1

46.

c) Reference: API-651, Paragraph 11.3.3.1

47.

d) Reference API-650, Paragraph C.3.10.2

48.

a) Includes all required information Section IX QW-253 & QW-402

49.

c) Have all be met Section IX QW-153(d) & QW-163

50.

d) Range is accurate as shown Section IX QW-451.1

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1. d) Reference: API-650, Paragraph 2.1 .1
2. b) Reference: API-653 Para. 12.5.1.2 and App. B, Para. B.2.l and Fig. B-l
3. d) Reference API-650, Paragraph C.3.4.l
4. d) Reference: API-652, Paragraph 12.4
5. d) Reference: API-653 Appendix B, Paragraph B.2.2
6. a) Reference: API-653, Paragraph 12.2.1.7
7. b) Reference: API-653 Paragraph 6.2.2
8. c) ASME Section IX, QW-200. 1(c)
9. a) Reference: API-653, Paragraph 7.3.1.2
10. b) Reference: API-653, Paragraph 7.3.4
11. d) Reference: API-653 Paragraph 6.3.1.1 and 6.3.1.2
12. d) Reference: API-653, Paragraph 12.1.3.2
13. a) Reference: API-652, Paragraph 6.1
14. a) Reference: API-650, Paragraph 3.7.2.1
15. c) Reference: API RP 651, Paragraph 5.3.1.1
16. c) Reference: API-575, Paragraph 5.6
17. c) Reference: API-650, Paragraph 4.2.1
18. c) Reference: API-577 Paragraph 3.19
19. d) Reference API-653, Paragraph 9.7.3
20. b) Reference API-653, Paragraph 9.3.3.1

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21. b) Reference API-653, Paragraph 9.10.1.2.4
22. c) Reference API-653, Paragraph 10.4.2.3
23. a) Reference: API-650, Paragraph 5.4.4
24. b) Reference API-653, Paragraph 11.1.2
25. b) Reference: Section V, Article 7, T-762(c)
26. c) Reference API-650, Paragraph 6.1.2.8
27. d) Reference: API-653, Paragraph 12.2.3.2
28. d) Reference: API-653, Paragraph 12.1.2.1
29. c) Reference API-653, Paragraph 11.2.2
30. b) Reference: API RP 651, Paragraph 5.1.3
31 b) Reference: API-650, Paragraph 3.7.6.1
32 c) Reference: API RP 651, Paragraph 5.3.4.1 and Table 2
33. b) Reference: API RP 651, Paragraph 5.3.6.2
34. a) Reference: API RP 651, Paragraph 5.4.3.2
35. c) Reference: API-652, Paragraph 4.1
36. a) Reference: API-652, Paragraph 7.1
37. c) REF: Section IX, QW-200.2(b)
38. c) REF: Section V, Article 7, T-720
39. d) Reference API-653, Paragraph 9.9.2.2
40 b) Reference: API 651, Paragraph 7.2.4.3

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41. b) Reference: Section V, Article 23, SE-797.2 Paragraph 8.5
42. d) Reference: API-575, Paragraph 4.2.2
43 b) Reference: Section V, T-226
44. b) Reference: API 651, Paragraph 7.3.5.2.2.3
45. d) Reference Section IX, QW- 403.18 and QW-423.1
46. d) Reference: API-575, Paragraph 7.2.6
47. c) Reference API-653, Paragraph 9.14.5.3
48. c) Reference: API-575, Paragraph 5.2.2
49. d) Reference: API-575, Paragraph 7.4.2
50. a) REF: Section IX, QW-492
51. b) Reference: API-651 Paragraph 4.1.4
52. c) Reference: API-571 Paragraph 4.2.7.3(a)
53. c) Reference: API-653 Paragraph 6.4.2.1
54. c): Reference ASME Section V, T120(e) and Footnote #3
55. a) Reference: API-575, Paragraph 7.2.10
56. d) Reference: API-577 Paragraph 10.7
57. b) Reference: API-650, Paragraph 5.2.2.2
58. d) Reference: API-652, Paragraph 6.3
59. a) Reference: API-652, Paragraph 6.1
60. c) Reference: API-653 Paragraph 6.3.2.1

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61. c) Reference: API-652, Paragraph 4.7
62. a) Reference: API-652, Paragraph 10.1
63. a) Reference: API-650, Paragraph 5.3.3.1 and 6.6.1
64. d) Reference: API-653 Paragraph 10.5.4 & 10.5.5
65. c) Reference: API-653, Paragraph 12.1.5.1
66. c) Reference: API-653, Paragraph 12.2.1.1(b) & (c)
67. d) Reference: API-575, Paragraph 7.2.5
68. b) Reference API-653, Paragraph 9.13.1
69. d) Reference: API-575, Paragraph 7.2.8.5
70. a) Reference API-653, Paragraph 9.3.1.2
71. d), Reference API 653 Paragraph 8.4.1
72. c) Reference API-653, Paragraph 10.4.2.5
73. a) Reference API-653, Paragraph 9.2.2.1
74. c) Reference: API-653 Paragraph 5.3.9
75. d) Reference: API-653 Paragraph 5.3.6
76. b) Reference: API-650, Paragraph 5.3.5
77. d) Reference: API-651, Paragraph 9.3.4.3
78. a) Reference API-650, Paragraph 6.1.2.2 (a)
79. d) Reference: API-651 Paragraph 4.1.1(a)
80. c) Reference: API-571 Paragraph 4.3.2.6
81. a) Reference: API-651 Paragraph 4.2.1
82. b) Reference: API-652, Paragraph 8.3

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83. a) Reference API-650, Paragraph C.3. 11
84. a) Reference API-650, Paragraph H.4.2.2
85. b) Reference API-650, Paragraph H.5.2.2. 1
86. b) Reference: API-651, Paragraph 9.3.1.2
87. b) Reference API-650, Paragraph 6.1.2.2. (b) and (c)
88. b) Reference: API-651, Paragraph 9.3.2.1
89. a) Reference: API-653 Paragraph 1.1.2
90. b) Reference: API-653 Paragraph 1.4
91. b) Reference: API 651, Paragraph 7.3.5.1 and 7.3.5.2
92. c) Reference: API-653 Paragraph 4.5.1.1 & 6.3.1.2
93. c) Reference: API-575, Paragraph 7.5
94. a) Reference: API-653 Paragraph 4.1.1
95. d) Reference: API-653 Paragraph 4.2.4.3
96. d) Reference: API-653 Paragraph 4.3.1.5
97. d) Reference: API 651, Paragraph 7.3.5.1.4
98. c) Reference: API-650, Paragraph 1.1.1
99. b) Reference: API-650, Paragraph 2.2.1.2.3
100. c) Reference: API-650, Paragraph 3.1.3.2

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