A quick guide to API 570 certified pipework inspector syllabus : example questions and worked answers

✍ Scribed by Matthews, Clifford

• Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 230
• Series: Quick guide series
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The API Individual Certification Programs (ICPs) are well established worldwide in the oil, gas, and petroleum industries. This Quick Guide is unique in providing simple, accessible and well-structured guidance for anyone studying the API 570 Certified Pipework Inspector syllabus by:

• Summarising and helping them through the syllabus
• Providing multiple example questions and worked answers

Technical standards covered include the full API ‘body of knowledge’ for the examination, i.e. API570 Piping inspection code; API RP 571 Damage mechanisms affecting fixed equipment in the refining industry; API RP 574 Inspection practices for piping system components; API RP 577 Welding and metallurgy; API RP 578 Material verification program for new and existing alloy piping systems; ASME V Non-destructive examination; ASME IX Welding qualifications; ASME B16.5 Pipe flanges and flanged fittings; and ASME B 31.3 Process piping.

• Provides simple, accessible and well-structured guidance for anyone studying the API 570 Certified Pipework Inspector syllabus
• Summarizes the syllabus and provides the user with multiple example questions and worked answers
• Technical standards covered include the full API ‘body of knowledge’ for the examination

✦ Table of Contents

Content: The quick guide series --
How to use this book --
Section I. The main principles --
1. Interpreting ASME and API codes --
2. An introduction to API 570 --
3. More advanced API 570 --
4. API 574 --
5. API 578 --
6. API 571 --
Section II. Welding --
7. Introduction to welding/API 577 --
8. General welding rules of ASME B31.3 and API 570 --
9. Welding qualifications and ASME IX --
Section III. NDE and other testing --
10. General NDE requirements: API 570, API 577 and ASME B31.3 --
11. The NDE requirements of ASME V --
Section IV. Pressure design --
12. B31.3: pressure design --
13. ASME B16.5: flange design --
Section V. Example questions --
14. Example open-book questions --
15. Answers --
Appendix --
Publications effectivity sheet for API 570 --
Exam administration: 4th June 2008 --
Index.