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PIPING IN~ PE CT OR QUESTIONS

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1.. What are the main dutie s of the piping inspe ctor?
& preservation ➔ Cutti ng,
Mate rial rece iving inspection · ➔ · storage
➔ Visu al inspe ction of
assem bly & . fit-up - ➔ Pre-w eldin g inspection
for reinf orcin g pad ➔
sock et & threa ded joints ➔ Pneu matic test
➔ Vi sual inspe ction of
Pick ling & passivation ➔ Data base repo rti~g
& spoo l erec tion ➔ orifi ce
comp leted spoo ls ➔ Pipin g pre:- -insp ectio n
➔ Veri ficat ion of slope
flang e inspection ➔ Pipe supp ort inspection
➔ Inte rnal , clea nline ss ➔ Valv e insta
llati on ➔ Pipin g flang e join t
testi ng ➔ pre-
irisp ectio n ➔ Pre- test punc h listi ng ➔ Hydro
comm issio ning.
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2. How many types of gaske ts do you know ? ,
Sf\E H,-0 °4, ~:;;...11p,~
Full face (Asb estos ) Sft!:.. J~A-- co?- ~ P - ~c~
' Spir al woun d meta llic
Ring type ~,.,__ r ~ AJ!c L. .--
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Meta l jack eted s;.,,~
s~ ~~ L
Insid e bolt circ le - :!:,s-o -
SA-£r ~ L- ~ s I
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the 4 most comm o'n~'- "? l'Jo 1 + +.:,-.- -,........

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~ 3. What are the differ ent types of matin g flange s? Name '
Flat face . , ·· I 1 1 , , •

Rais ed face '' . 1 : C~- 'l.1,•e , 'to 4'2..5 ' •c..

RTJ( Ring type_ "Join t)

L-r.c.s - - 'ts·c.. 1o 4-2-b•c::,.
Tong e & groo ve
~-S '2. 73 •c.. -b '.5"2-t C..
Male & f~~l e
drawi ngs?
4. What type of inform ation do you get from Isome tric
orien tat~o n, Nort hing , easti ng'& elev ation , Bill of
Line routi ng, Line
Revi sion statu s, Mate rial
mat' l, · Insu.l ation type, , NDT requi reme nt;
/pres sure, pain t syste m ,
cla~ s'n, Desi gn, oper ating & testi ng temp
supp ort deta ils, note s;
P&ID , slop e, Serv ice deta ils, flow direc tion,
piping inspe ctor?
5. What type of codes and stand ards do you use as a
ASME B31. 3, ASME B31. l, ASME B31. 5, ASME B31. 9;
-206, SAES -A-30 1,SAE S-L-1 05,SA ES-L -108, SAES
SAES -A-00 4,SAE S-A-0 07,SA ES-A
S-L-3 50,SA ES-L -351, SAES -W- 9
-L-11 0,SAE S-L-1 50,SA ES-L -130, SAES -L-31 0,SAE
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6. What ar,,../4'e types of Valves?/ le valv e, Check valv e,
valv e, Need
Gate '.?a'i'~ e, Glob e valv e, Butt erfly
Cont rol valv e, Knif e gate valv e,
isola tion valv e, regu latio n
Base d on func tion: -non -retu rn valv e,
valv e, spec ial purp ose valv e,
torqu ing?
7. What are the main thing s you will check befor e Bolt
, Cali brati on of torqu e w_r ench , Manu al /hyd rauli c requ ire, J
Size of bolt
ican t, torqu e value , SAES - lo"; I~
Lubr icant , Fric tion facto r for threa ded lubr
L- 109 / SAEP -351
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I 8. Write 3 Saudi Aramco piping standar ds (L-serie s)?
SAES-L -105, SAES-L -108, SAES-L -110, SAES-L -150, SAES-L -130,
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I 310, SAES-L -350, SAEr-,- 351

9. Write minimu m ten hydrost atic test punch list items prior to commence hydrotes
site? Indicate which is YES item & NO item
t at

1. All hot work shall be comple ted

2. Strain ers shall be remove d
3. All NOT & DT comple tion
4. PWHT comple tion
5. Adequa te attachm ent
6. Coatin g on weld joint shall be remove d.
7. Calibr ation of equipm ents used. Test blind MTC.
8. Test certifi cates of testing fluid
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9. Compon ents in new piping system s which interfe re with filling
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ventin g, drainin g or flushin g shall not be install ed . (orific
plates , flow nozzle s, sight glasses )
are left
10. All joints (flange , threade d, welded or mechan ical seals)
expose d for visual leak detect ion du~ing the streng th test.
verifie d
11. All perman ent flange joints were inspec ted, gasket mat'l
& proper ly torqued .
system .
12. Drains shall be provid ed at all low points of the piping
s
13. Vents and drain valves , both tempor ary and perman ent, confo:rm
with the piping class or rating .
be
14. Suppor ts are install ed. Additi onal tempor ary suppor t may
instal led as require d.
are
15. Expans ion joints and spring hanger s or spring suppor ts
provid ed with tempor ary restra ints .
workma nship
16. Arc strike s, gouges , and other indicat ions of careles s
t)
(such as surface porosi ty, uneven weld profile s, and undercu
ic particl e or
shall be remove d by grindin g and inspec ted by magnet
liquid penetr ant method .
17. Drains are provid ed immed iately above check valves (vertic al
lines)
18. All threade d joints up to the first block valve of hydroca rbon
d &
pipelin e are seal welded . Thread engagem ent has been verifie
accepte d.
to at
19 . The pressu re testing manifo ld is separa tely pressu re tested
least 1 . 2 times the system test pressu re but not less than the
.
discha rge pressu re of the pump used for the pressu re testing
20 . Line complia nce with Isomet rics :
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i. Correc t Materi als utilize d grade/s chedul e (Bill of Mat'ls
ii . Corre ct flange and fitting s rating
iii . Constr uction toleran ces per JERES - L-350

1o. Which type of documents/reports attached in hydrostatic test package?

Refer Attach ed
 pp ort wil l be _ _ _mm
dri lled for du mm y pip e su dummy pip e
11. Weep hol e siz e sha ll be d ne ar, ba se pl ate fo r ~11 ve rti ca l
loc ate
We ep ho le sh al l be sit io n fo r h o riz on tal
su pp ort & ne ar run pip e at 6'0 clo ck po
2)
dummy . (JE RE S-L -35 0 13 .2 . 3 & L-3 10 14 .7.

lain ?
12. Wh at is dead leg an d exp ia l fo r in te rn al
Le gs : Pi pi ng se cti on s th at ar e po te nt
• De ad
,w sta gn ati on .
co rro sio n du e to flo
ati on en ha nc ed
leg s ar e cr ea ted ma inl y by flo w sta gn
• De ad po sit s .
ed wa ter an d so lid de
wi th pr es en ce of se ttl r 2 inc h p ~p es
e len gt h of th e se cti on or br an ch , fo
• Wh en th pi pe dia me ter , or
la rg er , is lo ng er tha n th re e tim es its
an d e de ad leg is th e
2 m (4 ft) in len gt h , th e len gt h of th
1.2 ter of th e he ad er
m th e ou tsi de dia me
di sta nc e me asu red fro lve .
en d of th e br an ch va
(o r run ) to th e ne ar
S an d sm all er , the
Fo r br an ch co nn ec tio ns of 1- ½ in ch NP '
• red fro m the
is th e di sta nc e me asu
len gt h of th e de ad leg lve .
e ne ar en d of th e va
en d of th e bo ss to th

ing sup po rts ?

13. Wr ite any 2 typ es of pip
re sti ng , we er pa d,
Sh9 e, Sp rin g loa de d,

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wing. Explain each_ _ _
Lin e cla ss 103 CS 3C is list ed on the Iso me tric Dra C
14. CS 3
1 03 -4.Smm Caustic
300 Carbo n ste el C.A
Raised face Flange rating
ge 37 5-3 77
As pe r JER ES -L- 105 pa

, 12" bra nch ?

of con ne ctio n is acceptable for a 24" header ES -L- 110
15. Wh at typ e
bra nc h wi th rei nfo rce me nt pa d as pe r JER
We ldo let or we lde d
app :A
rin g hyd ro tes t?
w ma ny min imu m Pre ssu re gauges to be ins tall ed du
16. Ho 7 . 1 . 5)
Tw o(J ER ES -A -00 4, pa ra
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pe rio d wo uld be_ _ _ _
17. Re lief val ve cal ibr atio n . 5.1
-00 4 pa ra 5
On e we ek, pe r JER ES -A

18. Wh at is a PIP? tic es

Pr oc ess ind us try pr ac
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of Se rvic e Co nd itio ns? id
19. Name the dif fer en t typ es s , Ca teg ory M, Ca teg ory D, Hi gh pr es su re flu
NFS : - No rm al se rv ice
ser vic es( AS ME -B 31 .3)
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I 20. Ho w do
use d?
you ve rify (na me sev

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era

Pip
l ite ms to che ck) tha t the cor

e siz e, sch ed ule , len

rec t pip ing material is

gth , fla ng e fac e

M ate ria l sp ec ifi ca tio e, MTC, PMI rep or t.
et siz e ra tin g, thr ea de d/s oc ke t we ld typ
ra tin g , ol

ing s and fla ng es?

21. Ho w do you ide nti fy fitt , jo in t typ e (la p, so
ck et,
ma ter ial cla ss ifi ca tio n, siz e, ra tin g
By
e;
thr ea de d, bu tt) , fac

for the cor rec t sch ed ule ? or UT on su rfa ce or

22. Ho w do you che ck pip ing ck ne ss by Ve rn ier at en d
e ma ter ial thi mb er, tra ce ab ili ty
Ve rif y pip er (v isu al) or he at nu
do ne by ma nu fac tur
ste nc ili ng
by MTC of pr od uc t.
les s?
ll tolerance for pip ing 2" &
23. Wh at is the sta nd ard mi
thi ck ne ss
12% of no mi na l wa ll

ova lity of pip ing ? 3%

24. Wh at is the tol era nce for ter at an y cro ss se cti on oth er tha n we ld en
d &

5% of no mi na l dia me
-35 0 pa ra 9.2 )
at we ld en d (JE RE S-L
bo ltin g?
ween tor qu ein g CS and SS
25. Wh at is the diff ere nce bet gh ; To rqu e va lue Hi gh
Hi
CS :- Yi eld str en gth
eld str en gth low ; To rqu e va lue low
SS :- Yi

when are the y req uir ed ? req uir e fre qu en t

26. Wh at are jac ksc rew s and t ass em bli es wh ich of ten
Us ed in fla ng e jo in sp ac ers , scr ee ns ,
ce pl ate , sp ec tac le pl ate s,
se pa rat ion inc lud es or ifi scr ew to fa ci lit ie s
ls sh all be pro vid ed wi th jac k
an d dro p ou t sp oo ng e se pa rat ion s are
ing fo r ma int en an ce . When fla
se pa rat ion an d op en be in sta lle d to b~
t req uir ed . Jac ksc rew s sh all
us ed , jac ks cre ws are no ifi ce fla ng es , jac k
sid es of the pip e. Fo r or
ac ce ssi ble fro m bo th ion s . (JE RE S-L -31 0
be in sta lle d at 3 & 9 o' clo ck po sit
scr ew s sh all
pa ra 17 . 7)
tion ?
d du rin g ori fice flan ge fab rica
27. Wh at is oft en ove rlo oke @ or ifi ce fla ng es sh all
be
sid e su rfa ce of we lde d jo in ts at
• In ra 10 .4. 2)
oo th (JE RE S-L -35 0 pa
gro un d & ma ch ine d sm 000 1
s are as pe r JER SD -J-
• Or ien tat ion of tap ce nt or ifi ce fit tin gs
sh all
Al l pa ra lle l pip e lin es wi th ad jas ng es ou tsi de
• fla
30 0 mm (12 in) be tw een
ha ve a mi n sp ac ing of Wh ere th is sp ac ing is
l tap s are req uir ed .
dia me ter s if ho r izo nta
JER SD -J- 00 01 .
no t pr ac tic al fol low gg ere d so th at no two
fla ng es in ad jac en t lin es sh al be sta
Or ifi ce ) ap art .
of or ifi ce fla ng es are les s tha n 1 m( 3ft
pa irs
ardous ser vic e?
me ter pip ing allo we d in haz r new
28. What is the ma xim um dia ma int en a nc e & mi no r mo di fic ati on & 1- ~ " fo
1

So ck et we ld : - 2" fo r
co ns tru cti on
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& va lv e, an d 2" maximum
tt in g is ti n g
d: - 1- ½ " fo r st an d ar d fi m in or m od if ic at io n o f ex
T hr ea de m in or fi e ld
u ir ed fo r m ai nt en an ce ,
re q a 7. 2)
g sy st em (J E R E S- L -1 10 p ar
p ip in
pipe racks?
pi pi ng th at ca n be in st al le d on
m in im um si ze d
29. W ha t is th e
01 "

w el di ng ?
flo n ta pe be us ed pr io r to seal
30. Can Te -1 10 p ar a 8. 5)
N o, (J ER ES -L
threaded jo in ts ? .1 5. 3)
bl e af te r seal w el di ng a 12
. H ow m an y th re ad s ca n be vi si
d th re ad s( JE R E S- W -0 11 p ar
31 ve r a ll ex po se
N o, sh ou ld co
ns tr uc tio n?
t fo r so ck et w elds fo r ne w co
p requiremen
32. W ha t is th e ga 32 8. 5 . 2C)
-3 m m (A SM E B 31 .3 fi g
l.5m m ent fo r
lo w pi pi ng fre edom of movem
al
pp or t de ta ils th at
es of unique su su pp or t,
33. G iv e exampl si on b al lo n s, sh oe
ns io n? t, E xp an
thermal expa t, M ov in g sa dd le su pp or
G ui de su pp or
S pr in g lo ad ed
o te st ? , th en
ap pl y 24 ho ur s recorded hy dr li n e m us t be b ac k fi ll ed
34. When you w
ill re as on s th e UG is e th e te st
ia b le sa fe ty st in g , ot he rw
If fo r ju st if po se d du ri ng te
al l re m ai n ex pa ra 7. 4 . 2)
th e jo in ts sh co rd ed te st . (J ER ES -L -1 50
ho ur re
sh al l be a 24
ai nl es s steel?
rbon steel and st t , su it ab le fo r no n- co rr
os iv e se rv ic e
ce be tw ee n ca
35. Differen , no ch ro m iu m
co nt en
C S: - Low co st rb on 0. 3% . fo r co rr os iv e,
35 0 de gr ee C, max ca 08 % C, S u it ab le
up to 12 % C r, 0.
m or e th an
S S :- C on ta in s m p se rv ic es ,
co st ly .
ni c, H ig h te
cr yo ge
s m os U y
tw ee n RT & U T? t d is co n ti n u it ie s, re ve al si ly
36. Difference be -r ay o r Gamma ra y to d et ec ef ec ts no t d et ec ta b le ea n ar
RT : - U se s X ce d p la
& su bs ur fa re v ea ls bo th
la n ar de fe ct s co n ti n u it ie s
vo lu m et ri c. p ic be am to d et ec t d is
n o f d ef ec ts ar e no t
s u lt ra so n ex ac t lo ca ti o ct UT
UT : -U se ec ts , b u t si ze & th at do n o t d ef
ra
et ri c d ef m at er ia ls
& vo lu m bl e on ly on
fi ab le . P os si
ea si ly id en ti
w av es .
de te ct bo th
& ab le to
een PT & MT? at er ia ls
. Difference betw n i t ta ke s
ag ne ti c m
37
y A pp li ca bl e fo r fe rr om m pa re to PT ex am in at io
MT : - O nl , co
sc on ti nu i ti es te m p ra ng e .
b su rf ac e di e fo r la rg e
su rf ac e & su sp ec ti on ; A pp li ca bl
r te st in g & in
le ss tim e fo at er ia ls & ab
le t
& no n fe rr om ag ne ti c m r
om ag ne ti c pp li ca bl fo
e
pp li ca bl e fo r bo th fe rr re qu ir es m or e tim e ; A
PT : - A It
nt in ui ti es ,
su rf ac e di s co
de te ct on ly
ng e .
sm al l te m p ra
ion sh op ?
you co nt ro l m aterial in fabricat
38. How do
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ma ter ial spe c and gra de stam
1) All ma ter ial s sha ll hav e
wit h per ma nen t ma rke r.
ste nc ile d & cle arl y ma rke d fro m
ll be mad e tra cea ble to MTC
2) All ma ter ial s hea t no . wi wi ll be don e wit hut
ial sub sti tut ion
app rov ed ven dor & no ma ter
y.
pro per app rov al fro m com pan as per
s sha ll be sto red & sta cke d sep ara tel y
3) All ma ter ial
ma ter ial gra de. pes tha t
He at no. sha ll be tra nsf err ed bef ore cut tin g ont o pi
4)
hav e to be cut . cod ed as per tra cea bil ity pro
ced ure
ma ter ial s sha ll be col or
5) All

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1 . Va lve typ e cor rec at loc
2. Va lve tes t cer tif ica
3. Val ve tag as per P&ID
t
te
ati on

per P&ID
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4, Val ve dir ect ion of flow as
5. Ga ske t bo lts as per iso
6 . Han dle dir ect ion
me tric & typ e
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