API 653 - Section 575

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Theexteriorsurfaceofthetankbottomis
knownasthe________

Bottomside
(3.6)

Whatisadevicethatprotectsatmospheric
storagetanksbymaintaningthepressure
differencebetweenthetankvaporspace
andtheoutsideatmospheretojustafew
ouncesperin^2?

Pressurevacuumvent
(4.2.2)

Whatisthemostcommontypeof
atmosphericstoragetank?

Fixedconerooftank
(4.2.3)

Whatisthepurposeofageodesicdomeon
atank?

Strenght
(4.2.3)

Whyareatmosphericstoragetanks
generallyinspected?

Toprotecttheenvironmentaswellasthe
healthandsafetyofemployeesandpublic
(5.1)

Whatistheprimarycauseofdeterioration
ofsteelstoragetanks?

Corrosion
(5.2)

Duringtheinspectionofatank,asection
ofthebottomisremoved.Severalglobsof
clayarefoundinthepad.Whatwouldyou
suspect?

Pittingcorrosionmayexist
(5.2.1)

Atankthatissupportedabovegradeona
ringwallhasitsbottomexposedtothe
elements.Asaninspector,whatwouldyou
dotopreventpossiblebottomcorrosion?

Paintorcoat
(5.2.1)

Whatusuallycausesinternalcorrosionof
anatmosphericstoragetankinvapor
zone?

H2Svapors,H2Ovapors,O2ora
combination
(5.2.2)

Whereisthemostlikelypointandoneof
thepotentiallymostcriticalpointsfora
cracktooccurinalargestoragetank?

Shelltobottomweld
(5.4)

Ifthepantype(singledeck)floatingroof
hasapluggedwaterdrawoff,whatwould
bethemostlikelyconsequence?

Theweightoftheaccumulatedwater
weightcanbesuffucuenttosubmergeor
sinktheroof
(5.5)

WhatAPIdocumentprovides
requirementsforinspectionfrequency?

API653

AnASTwasbuiltandputinservicein
1990.Theminimumthicknessofthe
bottomcoursewas0.35".Thebottom
coursewasconstructedusing0.5"thick
plates.Thetankwasnotinspectedagain
until2006.Thicknessofthebottomcourse
wasmeasuredat0.42".Determinethe
corrosionrateandcalculatedremaining
life.

CA=(0.50.42)/16=0.005"/yr
RLife=(0.420.35)/0.005=14years
(6.2)

Whattypeofinspectionprovidesanother
meansofestablishingsuitabliltyfor
continuedservice?

Riskbasedinspection
(6.3)

HowshouldASTfoundationsbechecked
forsettlement?

Itcanbemeasuredbysurveyor'slevel
(7.23)

Whyshouldinspectorsexercisegreatcare
wheninspectingaroofofaninsulated
tank?

Thinroofmightnotbestrongenoughto
supportweightofinspector
(7.2.7)

Coatings(paint,etc)mayaffectUT
readings.Whatshouldbedone?

Compensateforthecoatingwhen
recordingthemetalthicknessmeassured
(7.2.8.1)

Astoragetankisusedtostoreaproduct
thatmustbekeptwarm(150F+).The
producthasahighconcentrationofcaustic
andstresscorrosioncrackingissuspected
becauseofcausticembrittlement.Where
wouldyoulookforcracks?

Aroundconnectionsforinternalheating
unitsandcoils
(7.2.8.3)

Arivetedofboltedtankshouldhavea
numberofrandomselectedrivetsorbolts
checkedfortightness.Howisthisdone?

Bytappingtherivetorboltheatlaterally
withahammerwhileholdingtheopposite
side
(7.2.8.6)

Ifafixedconeroofofatankissuspected
ofbeingextremelythin,whatprecaution
shouldaninspectortaketofacilitatehis
inspection(besideusingsafetybeltswith
attachments)?

Useplankslongenoughttoextendover
tworoofraftersorwalkonweldseams
(7.2.9)

Whydodrypyrophoricmaterialspresenta
problem?

Theycanselfignitewhenexposedto
ambient
(7.4.2)

Whenstatisticalmethodsareusedfor
assesingtheprobableconditionofatank
bottom,whatcontrolsthenumberofUT
measurementstaken?

Thediameteroftankanddegreeofsoil
sidecorrosionfound
(7.4.4)

Whatsizecouponisrecomendedfor
removalfromatankbottomtocheckfor
undersidecorrosion?

12"minimum
(7.4.4)

Whenpenetraitngoilissprayedonthe
outsideshelltobottomweldforatest,
whatisthistestcalled?

Wicking
(8.2.2)

Whatisamethodforcheckingforweld
leaksinthebottomandintheshell?

Bubbletestorvacuumboxtest
(8.2.4)

Whyistwopassweldingrecommended
forsealweldingleakingrivets?

Toallowforapoorfirstpassdueto
hydrocarboncontamination
(9.2.2)

HowlongshouldtheASTrecordsbe
maintained?

Throughouttheservicelifeofthetank
(10.2)