SECTION I: THE MAIN PRINCIPLES Chapter 1: Interpreting ASME and API Codes 1.1 Codes and the real world 1.2 ASME construction codes 1.3 API inspection codes 1.4 Code revisions 1.5 Code illustrations 1.6 New construction versus repair activity 1.7 Conclusion: interpreti tin ng API and ASME codes
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Chapter 2: An Introduction to API 570 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Definitions 2.3 Owners/user inspection organization
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Chapter 3: More Advanced API 570 3.1 API 570 section 5 3.2 API 570 section 6.2: piping classes 3.3 Section 7: corrosion rate determination 3.4 API 570 section 8: repairs and alterations 3.5 Section 9: Inspection of buried piping 3.6 Appendix A: Inspection certification 3.7 AP API 570 familiarization questions
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Chapter 4: API 574 4.1 Introduction 4.2 API 574 section 4: piping components 4.3 AP API 574 familiarization questions 4.4 Corrosion monitoring and inspection 4.5 4. 5 AP APII 574 574 (s (sec ecti tion ons s 6 an and d 10) 10) familiarization questions
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Chapter 5: API 578 5.1 Introduction 5.2 The verification/PMI techniques
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API 578 familiarization questions
Chapter 6: API 571 6.1 API 571: introduction 6.2 The first group of DMs 6.3 API 571 familiarization questions (set 1) 6.4 The second group of DMs 6.5 API 571 familiarization questions (set 2) 6.6 The third group of DMs 6.7 API 571 familiarization questions (set 3)
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SECTION II: WELDING Chapter 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5
7: Introduction to Welding/API 577 Introduction Welding processes Welding consumables Welding process familiarization questions Welding consumables familiarization questions
Chapter 8: General Welding Rules of ASME B31.3 and API 570 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Welding requirements of API 570 8.3 Familiarization questions: API 570 general welding rules 8.4 Welding requirements of ASME B31.3 chapter V 8.5 Familiarization questions: ASME B31.3 general welding rules Chapter 9: Welding Qualifications and ASME IX 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Formulating the qualification requirements 9.3 Welding documentation reviews: the exam questions 9.4 ASME IX article I 9.5 ASME IX article II 9.6 Familiarization questions: ASME IX articles I and II 9.7 ASME IX article III 9.8 ASME IX article IV
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Familiarization questions: ASME IX articles III and IV 9.10 The ASME IX review methodology 9.11 ASME IX WPS/PQR review: worked example
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SECTION III: NDE AND OTHER TESTING Chapter 10: General NDE Requirements: API 570, API 577 and ASME B31.3 10.1 Introduction to API 577 121 10.2 Magnetic particle examination (MT) 122 10.3 Liquid penetrant examination (PT) 124 10.4 Radiographic inspection (RT) 125 10.5 Ultrasonic testing (UT) 129 10.6 Hardness testing 131 10.7 Pressure and leak testing (LT) 131 10.8 Familiarization questions: NDE requirements of API 577 132 10.9 Introduction to NDE rules of API 570 and ASME B31.3 134 10.10 API 570: NDE rules 134 10.11 ASME B31.3: NDE rules 136 10.12Familiarization questions: API 570 and ASME B31.3 NDE questions (1) 140 10.13ASME B31.3 Section 345: pressure and leak testing 143 10.14Familiarization questions: ASME B31.3 NDE questions (2) 146 Chapter 11: The NDE Requirements of ASME V 11.1 Introduction 11.2 ASME V article 1: general requirements 11.3 ASME V article 2: radiographic examination 11.4 ASME V article 6: penetrant testing 11.5 Familiarization questions: ASME V articles 1, 2 and 6 11.6 ASME V article 7: magnetic testing 11.7 ASME V article 9: visual examination 11.8 Familiarization questions: ASME V articles 7 and 9 11.9 ASME V article 10: leak testing
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