ARAMCO VENDOR INSPECTION EXAMINATION

PIPING

1) How is the pneumatic tcst presure calculaled in ANSI 8.31 3 ? 1- 1

2) Wbat depth of a defect in a fitting is considered harmful? According to ANSI B31.3

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3) Name of thc most common Amerim Malerials Spedfications for fittings? A 2 /? 2 [Z ) G . j

4) Wbat is category D and M according to ANSI B31.3?

6) When is Pccning allowed to ANSI 831.3?

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GENERAL MRCEANICAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
ARAMCO EXAM A T MT SCHIEDAM ON 9'" + 1 oT" NOVEMBER 2005

Q- What isaMlL7
A - 1000 of an inch
Q - Wtrat is a Pcnetrameter and what is it's purpose?

Q - What determints the ~Icctionof a Penetrametet?

A - The wall t h i c k of the material and the specified code or standard
Q - What dewmines greater transducer sensitivity?

A -Low Frequency

Q - Dcfim film oontrast

A-

Q - What would be the m b l e cause of 'melted' metal next to the weld?

A - Arc strik

Q - What is the minimum temperature for LPI examination?

A-60F

Q - During LPT examination do you have to increase 'dwell' at low- temperaturn?

A - No as you ann not carry out LPI examination under 60F

Q - How do you prove acc;uracy of LPI examination?

A -Check wetness of developer

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Q Is Cobalt 60suitabk for examination on 19 mrn plate thickness
A - No,use Iridium or x-ray

Q -In w.to ASME V, how many wires of an IS0 type IQI should be visible on a
double wall tltposurc?
A -minimum o f 3
 QUESTION 2
Mat are ths M n h h of essential and nm+asmW v#iable6?
ANSWER
Eausntial v a r i s w
If they are c h q d In WPS then a neur pocedureqwl-n id n d e d .
w a l vsriabka
T h y a n be introduced to W s wfthwt maklng a new W m.

QUESTION 3

matis the definition c4 'preheablng'?

PM-hMhg mema apPlylng healto the bas%metal hnmediately before welding, brazing, soldering, thermal
caatino or thermal attktg.

m y la Mepaits tempurnturn m t r d r e q u i d when welding austsnitic stainless ateen

TwnpeWre of the ba8e mmtal dmdd bb kmpt !w g5 poss&fe due to danger d loss of the ability of the
r n w l to withrtand camah M a s . W h wtenhk stahless ateel the main danger is s8gmgaUon ol carbides
to m h b#mdarba These are m b l y chnrmii carbkh amtalning more than 0.05% carbon or 'sigma phase'
(an Iron chrornlum interphase) which s-d m p u n d imperotura of d75'C if the base mafwial k kept at that
tbmpwetumfwbngsrpwkds.

List We items that you would W to flnd In a Malerials Ted Report.

 QUESTION 6

\Illhat Is Carbon EquWnce and what is its importance with regards to welding?

Carbon equkrsleraoe indbtes the sensitivity of arbon 'steel 10 get hardened Immediately aft8fwading
Hardaningis in practice a farmation of hard and brittle martenstte (a decompmltlon ma# ol awtmde) whsn
mMsteel is cooled after wekiing, Carbon equivalent has various cakulation rules which take into accwnt the
albylng element contsnt of the base metal.
The most common formula is,

All w l w In the formula are gken as %

If the value of Cav is less than 0,41 then the deel is ansidefed suitable for welding.

Low Hydrogen Electrodes a n to be maintained in

a) Wlr mtmhi eontalners
b) dectda holden wtth an opsn Ild
c) an ektrobeovsn

ANSWER
Low Hydrogsn E k t m h are ta tm malntainsd in c) an dWrmk aven.
QUESTION 8

Ifthsrootgap~bsenfoundtoosmsllbeCwedding,aproperawrediveaction~be.
a) to- i the wddlng h a t
b) to open a wlder gap by gwghg er Mndw
c) m o f t h e a b w

fhs gap should be opened wider by gouging or grtndlng.

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CkwImrweHs rho& atweye be dona Wro kngltudlnal ~ l e strue or false?

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Fadse fiFstry the cyUndws am made and then jobd togethef

-Whatdoes the ecronym GTAW stand fw? Explaln the btwk proas#,

GTAW (GasTu- Arc Welding) TIG

FCAW(Fhx Cwed Arc Wing)
SMAW ( S h i i Metal Arc Wlding)
OUAW(Gas W Arc Welding)
SAW (Submerged Arc Welding)
 Name the three basic atepa to be taken prior to welding.

The thns basic are,

d) ~ l b r n a t & m I t e b ~ ~
e) wnflm the welding material quality and c o n m n
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What Is ihe most m r t a n t thing to ba ch- beFars starting welding of dad material?

It Is most important to ensure the correct W S for the purpos4 is k l n g used.

Whet b the most appropriate wWng process when welding full penetration joints from only one side?

ANSWER
GTAW {GmTun- Arc W n g } TiG.

This io the temperaturb h the bmetal adjacent to thm weld when multipass weMlng Is m t k u e d between
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QUESTION 18

M a t is the d4tlnItb d ' p m h d i n g 7

Pre-heating s W s the coollng mtm of the base metal aflgF W i n g pas-. Alloy steejs have high carbon
sgtdwdsnb and the b r l b ma- fwmaakn b q i i b t w than with low aUoysd steelr.
C W m u m a am belOvY 400X w k e the coding rate &dl bs l w d to p v m l madmariteformation.
Pre-heating is u$ually applied up to 20@250'C.

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 QUESTION 17-

What a n the p t h l n d h of Low Hydmgm sleetrodes'c

ANSWER

Low hy- electrodes must ahrvays be lteg! dry. It is bejt to keep them warmed at 80C if the o r i g i i l sealed
pecks haw b a a opened.

ANSWER

?-number Is a coding ofmaWW according to ASMEade smbn UI which is a book for W n g . N u m b run
from 1 b 10, kwsst num- meadest to wrdd. SAdl6 Gr 70 Is a standard GMn steel -ding to
quallty 5965 d i n g to EN standard, Bask GMn SfeelS ere P number 1, for example Sblnkss steels 304 or
316 m P nwnber8.

QUESTION 19

ANSWER
Thermal expandon h a m in all metals a an efkdt d lncraaslng tampereture.
It is P ph-t fa-, which lus specific b mtek and M r alloys.

C e malnty b) m u s t 8 of cmting a h d i n g .

How are welding 8tmms mainly relM

Wslding dmms we rdkved mahJy by Pea V W Heat Tmabmnt (PWHT) meaning,

Keeping a the In a deslgnad tempemturn (abwtBWC) with time rule:
One hour per in& oC mdaW ht- and t h (Scow} controlled d n g .

What dbes DCRSand DCES man?

ANSWER

DCRS and W E S arc ebbfwhtbnsof revens and dinct pohities of dc skctrdes in WPS texts. The
terminology m b a between c o u m dIs scrmstims8 Itnourn as DCRP and OCSP.
 G k thm main attributes of a Tendk Test report.

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ANSWER

a) yield atrongth
b) tensllsatmgtll
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Tha fhl
fwO am given In Mpa and the thlrd In %.

ANSWER

False. Mast suitable la uh=onk testing.

QUESTION 25

Bevel edges shal have subble a n g k giren k Ihe WPS to assum proper energy input and smelbing of the
basamoterial~weldhg Is w i n g .
QUESTION 2s

ANSWER
N m . Mod appropriate is magnetlc particle i m .

Q U m N 27

Gaa metal arc M l n g (OMAWJ I8 cakd MfG w MAG depending on the shielding gasen.
mbr materfal tmofss b the melting pot in the weld may happen by increasing e m t ,
a) dlp tmnsCer {shwt arc) f 50-250A
b) puleed wc which is v # W k at two bvefs 100-150A and 250-350A
4 IBPid= 2 m

ANSWER

Positkn 36 &ASME code terms formrtled welbing, usueWy w a r d s . EN code is ff.

 QUESTION 29

ANSWER
6-
,& qualifies to aW posilbns of butt welds and fillet welds.
It is welding of imfined fixed plpe in 45".

QUESTION 30

What is joint efhkncy?

ANSWER
Joint efAciency if Ihe stress calcubtlon term albwing t k designer to use the material strength values In full (joint
ePRdenq =I) or a fraction of them (0,9 or 0,7 w less depending on for example the applied NDE on the welds.
QUESTION 31

ANSWER
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Four types of jdnts fillet,butt, t-joint and tack-weld.

QUESTION 32

ANSWER

SAW g e m * suitable for the method.

a) vjoint 80' without root gap for 8-1 Bmm plate t h i c h e s
b) xjoint 80' without mt gap, 34mm root face for 1430mm plate thkkness
c) double ujdnf, h k angle 15'. root radius 8mm, no root gap. root face 3mm for 20-50 plate thickness.

QUESTION 33

A N M R
True (iileak feat Is using flourescent leaking liquid).

QUESTION 34

ANSWER

None of these. Stainleas stgel strip lining is a welded ov* of stainless steel on a carbon steel surlace. Best
m e w is penetrant testing. If carbon steel plate b thin, also RT can k used but personally not.