CBT Questionnaire

1. What is the meaning of P&ID? Piping and instrument diagram

2. Percentage accuracy of pressure gauge? 5%
3. Extent of radiography for category D fluids? Not Required
4. Meaning of Category D Fluids? Nontoxic non harmful, Pressure less than 10 bar
temperature-29 to 186
5. Per 31.3, piping connected to pressure safety relief valve shall be designed to? Sec VIII
dev-1
6. Minimum thickness of pipe required for 2” threaded joint? Sch 40(314.2.1 B31.3)
7. What is the size of fillet weld with throat thickness of 7mm? (7x1.4=9.8)
8. What is the size of throat thickness of fillet weld with 14mm leg length?
(14x.0707=9.89)
9. Pre heat temperature for A335 – 6” ø pipe?10,95,150,200 depend on material grade
10. Annealing, Normalizing, Quenching, Tempering
Annealing: cooling after reach the upper critical temperature in the furnace without
any source.
Normalizing: cooling after reach the upper critical temperature in the air.
Quenching: cooling after reach the upper critical temperature in the oil or water.
Tempering: cooling after reach the below lower critical temperature @ 550 of the
harden material.
11. Size of fillet weld for slip-on flange if the thickness is 7mm? (7x0.707=4.9)
12. MSS-SP standard for fittings? MSS-SP-75
13. ASME standard for general purpose of pipe threads? B1.20.1
14. Maximum depth of lack of fusion & lack of penetration for girth welds – 341.3.2 Table
15. Who is the sole responsible for the materials of process piping industry?
(owner, client, manufacturer, fabricator)
16. Uses of Pre heat as per B31.3? For slow down the cooling rate, to improve the grain
structure of material, to prevent the hydrogen cracking/ delay cracking, to remove the
moisture.
17. As per B31.3, if slip-on flange will be used as lap flange, what is the required size of pipe
for class 300 rating? 8”
Note: Most of the questions asked were referring to ASME B31.3
1. What is leak test?
Ans: A pressure test to ensure tightness of flanged and threaded joints at the test
pressure. It is normally conducted before initial start-up and after T&Is. This leak test is
different from tightness test specified below.
2. How many additional samples will be taken when spot or random examination reveals a
defect? 02
3. What is the code for corrosion-resistant, bolted, bonnet gate valve?
Ans: API-603
4. What is the code for metallic gasket?
Ans: ASME B16.20
5. What is the code for socket weld & threaded fitting?
Ans: ASME B16.11
6. Formula for blind flange thickness?

7. Acceptance criteria for lack of fusion? (ASME B31.3 TABLE-341.3.2)

8. Acceptance criteria for PT?
9. In hydro test chloride content limit for SS material?
10. Ans: ≤ 50 ppm chloride for austenitic stainless steel
11. Who is responsible for overall project?
Ans: Owner
12. If a welder is qualified in 2G & 5G position. How many positions he can weld?
Ans: All Position
13. Manufacturing process for the pipes.
Spiral weld pipe + ERW pipe
14. Who is responsible for providing material component and workmanship? Contractor
15. Requirement for threaded joint seal welding?
16. What is rounded indication? Porosity and inclusions such a slag or tungsten are
represented on the radiograph as rounded indications with a length three times the
width or less. These indications may be circulars, elliptical, or irregular shape.
17. Furnace butt welding pipe process?
18. Question about quenching process
19. Question about tempering process
20. What shall be done when slip-on flange subject to severe erosion, crevice corrosion to
cyclic loading.
21. Total angular offset produced between the two jointed parts does not exceed. 3°
22. What should be difference in thickness of 2 base metal so that ASME B16.25 can be
followed?
23. Questions about consumable insert
24. Questions about root gap configuration
25. Which standard to be followed for the marking of the material?
Ans: MSS SP-25
26. Max fillet size for the slip one flange where pipe thickness 7mm. (7x0.707=4.9)
27. What is packed equipment?