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 & second
API653 4.3.3.1
course
3. To change the service of the tank to above 200°F what
API653 4.2.4.4
requirements are to be met
4. What is the maximum allowable stress for reconstructed tank API653 4.3.3.1
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 unknown
API653 Fig. 5.2
materials
8. What records shall be maintained by the Owner / Operator API653 6.8.1
9. What are the material specifications for structural materials API653 7.3.2
10. Shell design for a reconstructed tank, with materials whose
allowable stresses are not given in Table 3-2 of API 650, what API653 8.4.2
allowable stresses are to be taken
11. After the valve has been installed on the flange at what pressure
API653 9.14.5.3
the pressure test shall be performed
12. In tank re-construction, new vertical joints in adjacent shell
API653 10.4.2.1
courses shall be offset by what minimum distance
13. During tank reconstruction / repair what is the maximum allowed
API653 10.4.2.5
undercutting for vertical joints
14. What is the maximum reinforcement allowed for horizontal joint
API653 Table 10-1
of ¾” plate
15. In completed horizontal butt joints, the upper plate shall not
API653 10.4.4.2
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 classification
API650 2.8
shall be used