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Water distribution systems made from PE piping have a maximum operating temperature. What is that temperature? Choose from the options below.
What tool is in the picture below?
Twist drill sizes are designated by four methods. Which of the following answers is not one of them.
A plug valve is quick to open or quick to close. Another way of describing that profile is which of the following?
Wood screws have an unthreaded portion just under the screw head on the shank. Using the options below, what is this portion called?
Regulators commonly have three working parts to them. Which of the parts does the the adjusting screw attach to? Choose the best answer from the ones provided below.
You have just installed a small vessel on site, the height is 29' and the base has a 9' diameter. What is the force exerted on the pad that it sits on when completely full of water? choose the best answer from those provided below.
(se)Welding power sources that are AC-DC rectifier type have several advantages to them, which of the answers below is not one of them? Select the best answer from the options provided.
If you allow swarf to accumulate on the tool you are using, what are the problems that can arise?
If the piping isometric that you are working off of has a ¼":1' reduced scale to it, what is the print length of the workpiece if it measures 12' on the bench? Choose the best answer from those provided below.
"Provides requirements for design, fabrication, installation and inspection of steam heating, hot water heating, hot water supply boilers, and potable water heaters intended for low pressure service that are directly fired by oil, gas, electricity, coal or other solid or liquid fuels." This is the best description of which of the ASME sections below?
"A process in which two or more items (usually metal) are joined together by melting and putting a filler metal into the joint, the filler metal having a lower melting point than the adjoining metal. " This is the best description for which of the following?
Position designations for groove and fillet test welds include numbers and letters. The number dictates a particular position, while the letter dictates a particular position. Choose the best combination of letters and numbers below to identify the weld position and type shown in the picture below.
Typical hanger spacing for 150 mm stainless steel pipe is 5.5 m. Using that information, how many hangers are needed on a 46 m horizontal run?
Some wheels become loaded with debris, or glazing becomes an issue. Of the answers below, choose the best method to solve these problems.
Your isometric calls for a weld neck, raised face, 900 PSI rating, flange. Is this the correct flange to use?
"Smaller tubing sizes and the strength of the operator are both characteristics that this type of bender has." Of the options below, choose the bender that best fits this description.
"This style of check valves doesn't rely on flow reversal or gravity to close. Instead, the valve is closed by a spring." Of the valves below, this is the best description of which?
To supply a gas test with high pressure, dry gas, which of the following would be best to use?
One of the four classifications of fusion welding low alloy steel oxy fuel gas welding rods is R60. What do the two numbers represent in this classification? Choose the best answer from the options below.
These manufacturer installed items must be removed before the piping is put into operation, but not before the Variable Spring Hanger is installed and fully loaded. Of the selections below, which items best fits this description?
"This material is formed with cross-linking, and becomes irreversibly rigid after the reaction has taken place." This is the best description of which of the terms below?
What tool is in the picture below?
What type of screwdriver head is pictured below?
You are ordering stud bolts to fasten two flanges together. What thread classification would you order of the following classifications?
Which oxy-fuel cutting tip is pictured below. Choose the best answer from those given below.
What tool is pictured below?
When faced with vertical movements typically in excess of 13mm, or where no residual stresses are to be transferred to the pipe, which of the supports below would be the best to install?
A dielectric union would be placed into lines to prevent which condition?
Atmospheric pressure is the pressure the air exerts on the earth surface. Which measurement below best represents this pressure?
(se)While welding, what is the result of shortening of the welding arc? Choose the best answer from those provided below.
The lowest temperature a metal is completely molten is called which of the soldering terms below?
15.5 meters of line is supposed to be graded at 1:13, which of the answers below best satisfies this grade?
The fraction ⁵⁸⁄₇ is equal to which of the answers provided below?
(wf)Defective properties would include all of the following defects except one. Of the answers below choose the one that is not a defective property.
RTJ gaskets come in two styles. These are which of the following?
In the WHMIS system, "Infectious materials" is represented by which hazard class? Choose from the following answers.
The materials that butt weld fittings can be made from include:
The classification of ferrous piping includes all of the following except for one. Choose the pipe that is not ferrous.
Atmospheric pressure is the pressure the air exerts on the earth surface. Which measurement below best represents this pressure at an altitude of 3000 feet above sea level?
When suspending stationary non-insulated pipe line, it is recommended to use which of the supports below?
(wf)Of the defects listed below, which one best describes the picture shown?
Of the answers below, which is the best oxyacetylene term for the condition that occurs when the tip produces a shrieking noise, sparks and dark smoke.
Fabricators and designers have been using the various lines to convey information in their drawings, which is called the "alphabet of lines". Which of the terms below best describes the line labeled "B" in the picture provided?
(mse)There are a number of components to a simple SMAW weld. In the picture below, #6 is best represented by which answer below?
(se)Which device below uses one or more diodes to restrict current to flow to one direction, changing AC to DC in the process? From the answers below, choose the best one.
Acetylene gas reacts explosively with some metals, so only certain metals may be used in piping the gas or repairing hose. Of the answers below, one is not an approved metal to be used in transporting acetylene gas. Choose the one that best applies.
(wf)Rapid solidification, low amperage, and incomplete perheat are all included in which of the following terms? Choose the best answer from those provided below.
There are a variety of drafting tools that are used in the creation of fabrication patterns and layouts. Of the tools given, which one best describes the item in the picture below?
The engineer has asked you to verify the base for setting a tank on, the area required will be a minimum of 10 meters. Which of the answers below best represents the minimum radius required to set the tank?
The references in red along the north side of the drawing are best represented by which of the terms below?
On every oxygen cylinder there is an overpressurization safety device. Of the answers below, choose the best name for this device.
Using the picture below, which of the letters best illustrates a tongue and groove flange?
There are generally considered to be four types of welds. Which of those weld types is represented by the picture below? Choose the best answer from those provided.
(se)Which of the terms below relates best to how quickly the flow of AC changes direction? Choose the your answer from those provided below.
Of the benders below, which will allow kinking in soft tubing?
Convert 0.41278 to a fraction. Choose the best answer from below.
What type of punch is pictured below?
Commonly receding lines are drawn from the horizontal at 30°, 45° or 60°. If you were to draw a receding line at a 45°, it would be foreshortened by which of the amounts below. Choose the best answer from the ones provided below
Around most construction tasks, eye protection is important. The selection of eye protection will rest mainly with which of the following answers? Choose the best one that applies.
The Variation in a gate valve's design is in the disc. How many types of disc variations are there for a gate valve?
There is a mutual attraction that causes unlike molecules them to cling to each another. This property is best describes by which of the following terms?
"This is the term used for the metal or steel that you are actually welding on." The term best described by this statement is which of the following?
T=K x D x P, This formula is used to find the starting tightening torque target number. What does the "D" represent in this formula?
Using the picture below, which of the following answer best describes the dimension "D"?
In the WHMIS system, this symbol represents which hazard class? Choose from the following answers.
There are a certain number of steps to installing soldered tube/pipe. How many steps are required?
What type of punch is pictured below?
Lift, swing, and non slam are all variations of which type of valve?
(se)While welding, what is the result of shortening of the welding arc? Choose the best answer from those provided below.
"This type of drill is only for up to ½" holes that need to be precise." Choose the answer below that is best described by the statement.
(wf)"This term refers to a physical property of a material which describes the ability of a material containing a crack to resist further cracking."
Straight pattern, Y pattern and angle pattern are all design variations of which style of valve?
Which is the best answer below that describes the following picture?
Copper tube pressure fittings can be used on copper tube DWV piping systems.
Which answer below best describes the following picture of a bender?
Type "DWV" copper tubing has what colour identification strip?
Using the terms provided, choose the best one that would be described as a substance that cannot be be chemically reduced into simpler components.
Which of the layout tools below would be the most accurate in transferring measurements? Choose from the following tools.
What type of wrench is pictured below?
Calculate the density of 5 m³ of copper that weighs 3879 kgs. Choose the best answer from the ones provided below.
Which is the best answer below that describes the following picture?
At the warehouse, they have received an exchanger. You look at the waybill, and see that it was discounted 3 separate times for 15%, 12% and 6% each. If the original price was $45,692, which of the answers below best represents the final purchase price?
(wf)The specific requirements of fabrication must include any of the the welding processes. Chemical and mechanical factors are taken into account in every facet of that fabrication. Any deviation from these requirements would be considered a defect." This statement best describes which of the following weld defects?
Using the picture below, which of the letters best illustrates a ring joint flange?
Which of the following supports has a hardened steel cup set screw?
These materials can be cooled and heated several times without any change in their chemistry or mechanical properties. This allows them to be formed and re-formed into different shapes" This is the best description of which of the terms below?
"The destruction of a metal or an alloy because of chemical or electrochemical reaction with its surrounding environment or medium."
Which of the states of matter can be defined as having defined mass, volume and shape? Choose the best answer from the ones provided below.
(wf)Almost all electrode rods are kept in a container to protect them from the elements. Which of the following weld defects would this be the best form of protection from?
There are several different types of groove welds. Which of those weld types is represented by the picture below? Choose the best answer from those provided.
Ambient conditions and temperature of the contents of thermoplastic pipe are directly related to which of the answers below?
If you subtract the TE from the T when fitting a threaded joint, the remainder will represent which of these terms?
(mse)"This mechanical property is expressed in an elongation percentage. A bend test is used to achieve this percentage." Which of the properties is best described by this statement?
(wf)The welding surface may contain discontinuities from the style of preparation. From the answers below, choose the best one that describes discontinuities from a surfaced prepped by thermal cutting blades.
When "WPB" is stamped on a butt weld fitting, that designates which of the below?
The codes and regulations that must be followed when working with welded piping and fittings are based apon which of the following?
The vents of a hydrotest are not in the open position on all of the high points while filling the system. Which of the following is the likely result of this situation when trying to test the system
"This two-part anchoring system consists of resin and hardener which are combined through a mixing nozzle, and an anchor rod." This is the best description of which of the following anchors?
There are a number of lines on the edge of any rule. Which of the terms below best corresponds to these lines?