ASME B31.3 EXAM 2024/2025 WITH 100% ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS
The requirements of the latest edition of ASME Code Section B31.3 and
any subsequent Addenda:
a. must be followed explicitly as soon as the latest edition is issued.
b. are retroactive and all piping installed per earlier additions must be
upgraded.
c. are not retroactive & all piping installed per earlier additions need not
be upgraded.
d. may be used without regard to the acceptability of Code revisions to
the jurisdiction. - Precise Answer ✔✔C
Clauses in the B31 code are not necessarily numbered consecutively.
Such discontinuities result from:
a. the age of the code and the number of changes that have been made.
b. following a common outline, insofar as practical for all Code
Sections.
c. no particular logic was followed in the original versions of the Code.
d. practices followed by all Codes to make them difficult to reproduce. -
Precise Answer ✔✔B
Who has the responsibility of determining which Code Section is
applicable to piping installations, i.e., B31.1, B31.3, etc.?
a. owner
,b. inspector
c. jurisdiction
d. engineer - Precise Answer ✔✔A
Who has the overall responsibility for compliance with ASME B31.3?
a. inspector
b. owner
c. engineer
d. jurisdiction - Precise Answer ✔✔B
The intent of ASME B31.3 is to set forth engineering requirements
deemed necessary for ________ __________ and ______________ of
piping installations.
a. structural design, fabrication
b. safe design, construction
c. adequate fabrication, execution
d. permanent existence, longevity - Precise Answer ✔✔B
ASME Code is not intended to apply to piping:
a. in the chemical industry.
b. that has been placed in service.
c. in the agronomy industry.
d. in the space industry. - Precise Answer ✔✔B
, Compatibility of materials with the service and hazards from instability
of contained fluids:
a. is covered extensively by ASME B31.3.
b. are not within the scope of ASME B31.3.
c. is addressed on a limited basis by ASME B31.3.
d. is the main scope of ASME B31.3. - Precise Answer ✔✔B
ASME B31.3 applies to piping for all fluids except for which of the
below?
a. tubes of fired heaters, plumbing, and storm sewers
b. raw, intermediate, and finished chemicals
c. petroleum products, fluidized solids and refrigerants
d. gas, steam, air, and water - Precise Answer ✔✔A
A preplaced filler metal which is completely fused into the root of a
welded joint and becomes part of the weld is called:
a. a depleted appendage.
b. a preplaced ligament.
c. a consumable insert.
d. a caulked joint. - Precise Answer ✔✔C
Define "face of weld".
a. It is the longitudinal view of a weld that has been split down the
middle for inspection.
SOLUTIONS
The requirements of the latest edition of ASME Code Section B31.3 and
any subsequent Addenda:
a. must be followed explicitly as soon as the latest edition is issued.
b. are retroactive and all piping installed per earlier additions must be
upgraded.
c. are not retroactive & all piping installed per earlier additions need not
be upgraded.
d. may be used without regard to the acceptability of Code revisions to
the jurisdiction. - Precise Answer ✔✔C
Clauses in the B31 code are not necessarily numbered consecutively.
Such discontinuities result from:
a. the age of the code and the number of changes that have been made.
b. following a common outline, insofar as practical for all Code
Sections.
c. no particular logic was followed in the original versions of the Code.
d. practices followed by all Codes to make them difficult to reproduce. -
Precise Answer ✔✔B
Who has the responsibility of determining which Code Section is
applicable to piping installations, i.e., B31.1, B31.3, etc.?
a. owner
,b. inspector
c. jurisdiction
d. engineer - Precise Answer ✔✔A
Who has the overall responsibility for compliance with ASME B31.3?
a. inspector
b. owner
c. engineer
d. jurisdiction - Precise Answer ✔✔B
The intent of ASME B31.3 is to set forth engineering requirements
deemed necessary for ________ __________ and ______________ of
piping installations.
a. structural design, fabrication
b. safe design, construction
c. adequate fabrication, execution
d. permanent existence, longevity - Precise Answer ✔✔B
ASME Code is not intended to apply to piping:
a. in the chemical industry.
b. that has been placed in service.
c. in the agronomy industry.
d. in the space industry. - Precise Answer ✔✔B
, Compatibility of materials with the service and hazards from instability
of contained fluids:
a. is covered extensively by ASME B31.3.
b. are not within the scope of ASME B31.3.
c. is addressed on a limited basis by ASME B31.3.
d. is the main scope of ASME B31.3. - Precise Answer ✔✔B
ASME B31.3 applies to piping for all fluids except for which of the
below?
a. tubes of fired heaters, plumbing, and storm sewers
b. raw, intermediate, and finished chemicals
c. petroleum products, fluidized solids and refrigerants
d. gas, steam, air, and water - Precise Answer ✔✔A
A preplaced filler metal which is completely fused into the root of a
welded joint and becomes part of the weld is called:
a. a depleted appendage.
b. a preplaced ligament.
c. a consumable insert.
d. a caulked joint. - Precise Answer ✔✔C
Define "face of weld".
a. It is the longitudinal view of a weld that has been split down the
middle for inspection.
