ASME B31.8 M2 Ch I and II

Which of the following categories can be used to qualify materials and equipment for use under the B31.8 Code?

• Items that conform to standards or specifications referenced

• Items of a type for which no standard or specification is referenced in this Code

• Both of the above

• None of the above

Which of the following is a fundamental difference between thermoset and thermoplastic pipe?

• Thermoset is capable of being repeatedly softened and reshaped by heating and hardened by cooling and thermoplastic cannot be reshaped by reheating.

• Thermoplastic is capable of being softened and reshaped by cooling and thermoset can be reshaped by heating.

• Thermoplastic is capable of being repeatedly softened and reshaped by heating and hardened by cooling and thermoset cannot be reshaped by reheating.

• Thermoplastic and thermoset piping are the same material.

Existing piping may be used for a new application provided it meets the requirements of which paragraph?

• 802

• 896

• 824

• 817

The welding procedures must be qualified appropriately - either to the ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code Section IX Standard or which of the following?

• API 1104

• ASME B31.8-S

• ASME B31.1

• API 5L

The minimum number of welds which must be examined varies by:

• Location Class

• Cost benefit analysis

• At the discretion of the welding inspector

• Every weld must be examined regardless of location or type

Production welding procedures may not be appropriate for welding on a line in-service because the line may contain:

• A flowing gas or a flowing or quiescent liquid

• Workers

• Both of the above

• None of the above