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What does EERI stand for? |
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Earthquake Engineering Research Institute |
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Environmental Engineering Research Institute |
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Earthquake Environment Research Institute |
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None of the above |
| 2. |
_________________ is a pipeline other than a gathering or transmission line. |
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Distribution line |
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Electric line |
| 3. |
Transportation of gas is defined as the gathering, transmission, or distribution of gas by pipeline, or the storage of gas, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce. |
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True |
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False |
| 4. |
What does FEMA stand for? |
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Federal Emergency Management Agency |
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Federal Earthquake Management Agency |
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Federal Emergency Management Association |
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None of the above |
| 5. |
_______________ is a natural gas or synthetic gas having methane (CH4) as its major constituent, which has been changed to a liquid or semisolid. |
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Liquefied natural gas (LNG) |
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Ethane gas |
| 6. |
What does figure 2-1 illustrate about?
(Refer Pg 3)
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Schematic Drawing of Natural Gas Pipeline System |
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Transmission lines |
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System map zones |
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None of the Above |
| 7. |
Liquid fuel transmission pipelines often move small quantities of crude oil and petroleum products across active seismic regions. |
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True |
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False |
| 8. |
What does BSSC stand for? |
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Building Seismic Safety Council |
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Building Standard Safety Council |
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Building Seismic Society Council |
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None of the above |
| 9. |
Main is a distribution line that serves as a common source of supply for more than one service line. |
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True |
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False |
| 10. |
_______________ is a container for storing gas or liquid fuels, including an underground cavern. |
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Storage tank |
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Unit |
| 11. |
Ground deformations and displacements, rather than inertial forces caused by ground accelerations are the major cause of earthquake damage to pipelines. |
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True |
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False |
| 12. |
What does DOT stand for? |
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Department of Transportation |
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Department of Technical safety |
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Development of Transportation |
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None of the above |
| 13. |
______________ is defined as new and existing pipelines, rights-of-way, and any equipment, facility, or building used in the transportation of gas or liquid fuels, or in the treatment of gas during the course of transportation. |
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Pipeline facility |
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Area of pipes |
| 14. |
The principal modes of failure for continuous, welded pipelines are direct tensile rupture, beam or local buckling, and excessive bending. |
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True |
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False |
| 15. |
The greatest _____________related threat to pipeline fuel transportation systems is from special site hazards such as fault-displacements, liquefaction, landslides, and tsunamis.
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Earthquake |
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Failure |
| 16. |
What does UBC stand for? |
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Uniform Building Code |
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Uniform Building Council |
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United Building Code |
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None of the above |
| 17. |
All facilities and components that are needed for the transportation, distribution, and storage of natural gas, crude oil, and petroleum products are said to be ____________. |
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Pipeline systems |
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Pipeline services |
| 18. |
_______________ is a pipeline through which gas and liquid fuels are transported from source areas to distribution points, processing plants, or storage areas. |
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Transmission line |
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Technical gas line |
| 19. |
Damage to pipelines may be minimized provided that a correct choice of pipe material, type of joints, arrangement of the network, length of segments, location and details of fittings and accessories are made, and as long as pipelines are not located in the vicinity of fault or landslide zones.
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True |
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False |
| 20. |
The DOT regulations for pipelines address some natural hazards but also contain explicit seismic design requirements. |
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True |
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False |
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