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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 200°F
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
API653 4.3.4.1
tank
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 API653 8.4.2
of 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 shell courses shall be offset by what API653 10.4.2.1
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 ¾” plate
15. In completed horizontal butt joints, the upper plate
shall not project beyond the lower plate by how API653 10.4.4.2
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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