MECHANICAL

1. Difference between SS 304 and SS316, what is L in SS316L or SS304L

The main difference is chemical properties, Mainly in SS304 only Chromium 18% and Nickel
8% but in case of SS316 there is addition of Chromium 16% and Nickel 10% Molybdenum 2%.
And L represents Low Carbon content -0.03%
2. What is difference between in SA 516 GR 60 and Gr 70? ASME SA516 Grade 60 Plate has a yield
strength of 60,000 PSI (410 MPa), while SA 516 GR. 70 has a yield strength of 70,000 PSI (485
MPa). Using in pressure vessels and boiler.
3. What are the Flange materials – Give some examples of Flange materials : A105N (HT-CS), A350
LF2 (LT), A182 SS316L or SS304L
4. During SS Welding what are the requirements – Purging; gas to prevent oxidation and
controlling heat input during the welding process to avoid distortion. TIG welding
5. If 24” qualified welder is welding 45” inclined, Pipe weld completed, what is your action?
6. What are the materials using in SA projects Plate and Pipe? A106/A333(LT)/A312(SS)
7. PWHT requirements and how do you ensure what are the materials required for PWHT?
8. Shall we do weld if surface of member is 120°C, WPS states is 1000°C?
9. What is classified and non-classified?
10. What is the thickness of Monel sheet? 0.3-20MM Ni ALLOY
11. Where did the Monel sheet be placed?
12. What is the difference b/w groove angle and dihedral angle?
13. What is the piping standard? B31.1(PP),B31.2(FGP),B31.3(PP) B31.4(LT),B31.5(RP)
14. Destructive test required for WPS API 1104 & SEC IX? API 1104 multiple qualification test. The
test consists of a 12" butt weld, which will be destructively tested, six coupons, 2 nick breaks, 2
root bends and 2 tensile, but nick breaks can be substituted for the tensile.
15. What are impact test requirements? Determine the impact resistance or toughness of materials
by calculating the amount of energy absorbed during fracture.
16. What is F & P Number? P –base metal ,F&A –filler wire (as per QW-423)
17. What is INCR?
18. What is LBES?
19. Which welding position is different from ASME sec IX and AWS D1.1? 6GR position in D1.1, Not
in Sec IX
20. What are the welding codes you aware of? AWS D11.2 Welding (CI),AWS D10.12Pipe welding
(MS) AWS D10.18 ,Pipe welding (SS)
21. What is “R” in 6GR position? Restriction ring
22. Whether Pre-heat is essential variable as per ASME Sec IX? If decreases > 55°C, then essential.
23. Type of steel classification or service? Low Carbon Steels/Mild Steels (up to 0.3% carbon),
Medium Carbon Steels (0.3–0.6% carbon), and High Carbon Steels (more than 0.6% carbon).
24. What is the difference between Standard and Code? Standards are a set of technical definitions
and guidelines that function/ Codes are laws or regulations that specify minimum standards
102. Standards of pipe welding and structural welding.
107. Explain about PWHT chart: AB is RATE OF HEATING curve.BC is SOAKING TEMPERATURE.CD is
RATE OF COOLING curve.AE is ROOM TEMPERATURE curve.
108. for hydro test pressure calculation? 13xDP
112. What is the QC System in ISO 9001:2015-Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle and risk-based
thinking?
121. Welder position / Qualification range
122. Beam types: UB, HB, UC, I, WF
123. Electrode types of CS/SS handling – CS-Rutile electrodes (E6013–6012–7014–7024–8013 etc.),
Cellulosic electrodes (E6010–7010–8010 etc.), and Basic electrodes (E7016–7018–7028–8018 vs.)
129. Piping / Welding Code Name
130. Schedule “Q” - Describes SAUDI ARAMCO's minimum requirements. For CONTRACTOR's Quality
System.
131. ARAMCO PIPING / Hydro test SATP, SAES No -SAES-A-004 - General Requirements for Pressure
Testing
132. PQR Mechanical Test Name - For any PQR, normally two tension tests, two root face bend test
and two face bend test is required.
133. Why qualifies 6R position
136. Welder repair rate as per W-11
137. Joint types
138. Grove Types - Flare-bevel weld. Flare-V weld. Single-bevel groove weld. Single-J groove weld.
Single-U groove weld. Single-V groove weld.
139.70s F No or 7018 SFA No- 7018-1 (SFA is a universal classification system for filler materials.)
141. Hardness value as per W-11
145. E7018 5 mm electrode which position used- ANY WELDING POSITION
147. Preheat, PWHT requirements - Preheating involves heating the area around the weld joint or
the entire part to a specified temperature before welding. This reduces the cooling rate of the weld
and drives out moisture. This in turn helps prevent hydrogen buildup and the potential for cracking.
148. Inter Pass temperature CS/SS as per W-11- CS (315°C max) & SS (150°C max)
158. They asked around 15 qns in 12-SAMSS-18 - Materials System Specification
159. WHAT IS TMCP, what are the differences between TMCP and Normalized? Thermo-mechanical
control process (TMCP) & heating the steel to an elevated temperature, followed by slow cooling to
room temperature.
168. Preheat temp is 100°C, ambient is 120°C, what will you tell- weld or leave? Ambient
temperature is the air temperature of any object or environment where equipment is stored. The
adjective ambient means "relating to the immediate surroundings.
169. Preheat exceed from WPS – What you will do – Accept or Reject - Why?
170. Interpass temp – The temperature at which subsequent weld runs are deposited. Preheat
refers to the steel temperature before welding begins; interpass temperature applies after the first
pass is made. Interpass temperatures is just as important as, if not more important than, preheat
temperature with regard to the mechanical and microstructural properties of weldments.
172. What are the safety measures will you adopt distortion?
176. What is purging, how to do, how to check - Purging a pipe prior to a weld is the act of displacing
the atmosphere of a pipe or vessel and replacing it with another inert gas or in some cases a liquid.
Purging is critical to the success of welding stainless steel, titanium .Removing resident gases from a
system before introduction of a new gas or gas mixture which may react. Removing impurities.
180. PROGRESSIVE SAMPLING
182. How to review weld summary sheet and explain content order wise
183. Layup procedure - lay-up refers to the temporary preservation of piping system after hydro test
to prevent corrosion damage until its start-up.
Definitions
Hydrostatic Test: A pressure test conducted using water or other approved liquid as a medium.
Pre Start-up Leak Test: A pressure test to ensure tightness of flanged and threaded joints at the test
pressure. It is normally conducted before initial start-up, during commissioning or after T&Is.
Pneumatic Test: A pressure test conducted using air or other approved gas as the test medium or in
conjunction with liquid.
Pressure Test: A test conducted to piping or equipment by subjecting it to an internal pressure using
liquid or gas to ensure strength or tightness of the system at the test pressure.
Revalidation Test: A pressure test performed to prove the integrity of existing piping or equipment.
This test is administered by the proponent organization.
Service Test: A pressure test conducted at operating pressure using the service fluid.
Strength Test: A pressure test at an internal pressure determined in accordance with this standard
and the applicable Code to verify the integrity of the piping systems or equipment for service at the
design pressure.
System Test: An in-situ pressure test applied to a group of piping and equipment tested as a system.

WELDING

1. SAES-W-011 Welding requirement of On-Plot piping (Process)

2. SAES-W-012 Welding requirement of on pipe line

3. SAES-W-013 Welding requirement of off-shore Structure

4. SAES-W-016 welding special corrosion materials

PIPING

SAES-L-150 Pressure Testing of Plant Piping and Pipelines

SAES-L-350 Construction of Plant Piping

SAES-L-410 Design of Pipelines

SAES-L-450 Construction On-Land and Near-Shore Pipelines

SAES-L-108 Selection of Valves

SAES-L-109 Selection of Flanges, Stud Bolts and Gasket

SAES-A-004 General Requirements for Pressure Testing

SAES-A-007 Hydrostatic Testing Fluids and Lay-up

Saudi Aramco Materials System Specifications

01-SAMSS-010 Fabricated Carbon Steel Piping

04-SAMSS-048 Valve Testing and Inspection Requirements

Procedures

1. SAEP-0321 Performance Qualification Testing

2. SAEP-0324 Certification Review and Registration of Project Welders and Brazers

Form 2642-ENG Pressure Test Report Form

Saudi Aramco General Instructions

GI-0002.102 Pressure Testing Safely

ASME B31.8 Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems

STRUCTURE

1. SAES-M-001 Structural Design Criteria for Non-Building Structures

2. SAES-M-005 Design and Construction of Fixed Offshore Platforms

Saudi Aramco Materials System Specifications

12-SAMSS-007 Fabrication of Miscellaneous Steel Structural

12-SAMSS-008 Erection of Miscellaneous Steel Structural

1. What are the components in offshore Platform? FP consists of a jacket (a tall vertical section
made of tubular steel members supported by piles driven into the seabed) with a deck placed on
top. The deck provides space for crew quarters, drilling rigs, and production facilities.

2. Material grade -jacket leg, critical parts, and primary parts

3. Mud matt category and material - Standard Duty mud mats & Heavy Duty mud mats (fiberglass
Mud Mats & steel plate)

4. Offshore structural materials-read 12-SAMSS-18 thoroughly

5. What is platform?

6. How many types of platforms – Name it?

Types of Offshore Platforms

The types of fixed offshore platforms are:
•Drilling/well-protector platforms
•Tender platforms
•Self-contained platforms (template and tower)
•Production platforms
•Quarters platforms
•Flare jacket and flare tower platforms
•Auxiliary platforms
•Bridges
•Heliports
7. Why offshore platform is in yellow color? Peripheral vision is 2.5 times higher for yellow than for
red. Yellow has a high light reflectance value and therefore it acts as a secondary light source.

8. What is Jacket? A tall vertical section made of tubular steel members supported by piles driven
into the seabed

9. Which material grade is used for jacket leg?

10. What are the components of Jackets? A jacket is made up of four legs of more than 1 m
diameter connected to each other with bracings (Figure 24). It also consists of a working platform,
corrosion protection system, cables, and ladders.

11. Is lifting leg a major component of a jacket and what is the type of joint? TKY

12. What is the cross member IN JACKET of offshore job? Bracing

13. What is the Position of TKY Joints? 6G

14 Explain about rig platforms or jackets experiences

Welding Position
1. Knowledge of SA Welding and Standards?
2. Material grade
3. Material-what are the materials r u familiar
4. Piping material
5. What are the categories in steel structural? Some question related to percentage in that?
6. What are the Aramco standards aware of?
7. What are the materials worked?
8. What are the documents for SA quality side?
9. Which are the materials you worked for CS and SS?