Under South Carolina's Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act, how far in advance must an excavator notify SC811 before non-subaqueous excavation?
Code Compliance
Question · Easy
How deep before you need a trench box?
Short
Using the APWA Uniform Color Code required for SC811 marks, which color identifies gas, oil, steam, and petroleum facilities?
When the diameter of a buried facility is known, what is South Carolina's tolerance zone?
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How long does a normal SC811 locate notice remain valid once the work-commencement time on the ticket arrives?
Question · Medium
What notice window does South Carolina require before excavating in the vicinity of a subaqueous facility?
When an excavation site cannot be clearly identified from the ticket description alone, how must the excavator designate the route before the locator arrives?
What must a pipeline excavator do in the SC811 positive-response system before breaking ground?
If a facility's diameter or width is greater than 3 inches, how often must the operator indicate that dimension in the proposed excavation area?
Question · Hard
Under NFPA 30, which flash-point and boiling-point combination defines a Class IB ignitible (flammable) liquid such as gasoline?
A diesel fuel with a flash point of 125°F is stored at a pipeline pump station. How does NFPA 30 classify that liquid?
What piping systems does ASME B31.8 govern?
In ASME B31.8, a Location Class 1 unit is a 1-mile pipeline section that contains how many buildings intended for human occupancy?
Besides 46 or more buildings intended for human occupancy in the 1-mile unit, which condition also creates an ASME B31.8 Location Class 3?
Per ASME B31.8 Table 841.1.6-1, what basic design factor F applies to steel pipe in Location Class 1, Division 1?
What ASME B31.8 basic design factor F applies to steel pipe in Location Class 3?
For SC811 purposes, which days count as working days?
Inside a marked SC811 tolerance zone, when may mechanized equipment be used before the facility is visually identified?
What is the maximum geographic size of a single ordinary (non-large-project) SC811 locate notice?
Per OSHA 1926.152, what is the minimum cover over an underground flammable-liquid tank that will not be subject to vehicle traffic?
If an OSHA or South Carolina legal requirement conflicts with a statement in the Pipefitter's Handbook, which source controls on the PSI Pipelines exam?
Which formula does ASME B31.8 use for the design pressure of straight steel pipe?
Piping
In the ASME B31.8 design-pressure formula P = 2StFET / D, what does the factor F represent?
In the Pipefitter's Handbook wall-thickness designations, Schedule 40 carbon-steel pipe is which traditional weight class?
Which fitting connects two pipes of different diameters on the same centerline in a straight run?
What constant is multiplied by the offset (or run) to obtain the travel of a simple 45-degree pipe offset?
What is the center-to-end takeout of a long-radius 90-degree butt-weld elbow?
What is the included thread angle of American National Taper Pipe Thread (NPT)?
Which valve is intended for full-open or full-closed isolation and is a poor choice for throttling gas flow?
Which material is the normal choice for high-pressure steel gas transmission pipe under ASME B31.8?
Why would a crew install an eccentric reducer, flat on the bottom, in a liquid pipeline?
Which joining method is the standard for high-stress ASME B31.8 steel transmission girth joints?
What is the primary purpose of a cathodic-protection system on a buried steel gas pipeline?
How are polyethylene (PE) gas-distribution mains normally joined under ASME B31.8 practice?
What ASME B31.8 basic design factor F applies to steel pipe in Location Class 2?
What ASME B31.8 basic design factor F applies to steel pipe in Location Class 4, where multistory buildings prevail?
For steel pipe operating at 250°F or less, what temperature derating factor T does ASME B31.8 Table 841.1.8-1 assign?
What longitudinal joint factor E does ASME B31.8 assign to furnace-butt-welded steel pipe?
What longitudinal joint factor E does ASME B31.8 assign to seamless steel pipe?
For a new steel pipeline that will operate at a hoop stress of 30 percent of SMYS or more, what minimum strength-test pressure does ASME B31.8 require in Location Class 1 and Location Class 2?
What minimum strength-test pressure does ASME B31.8 require for a new steel pipeline in Location Class 3 or Location Class 4 (hoop stress 30 percent of SMYS or more)?
What is the minimum hold time ASME B31.8 specifies for the strength test of a newly constructed steel pipeline system?
In ASME B31.8 Table 841.1.6-2, what design factor is assigned to steel piping in a compressor station, regardless of the surrounding location class?
Per ASME B31.8 Table 841.1.11-1, what is the minimum cover over a buried steel gas pipeline in Location Class 1 for normal (not rock) excavation?
What minimum cover does ASME B31.8 require where a buried steel gas pipeline crosses a drainage ditch of a public road or a railroad (normal excavation)?
Combustible gas in a distribution system must be odorized so a person with a normal sense of smell can detect it at what concentration?
Using the Pipefitter's Handbook rule of thumb, the volume of a pipe in gallons is approximately which expression (d = inside diameter in inches, L = length in feet)?
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