| Exam ID: U1 |
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- 70 multiple-choice questions
- 1½-hour limit
- Closed book
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| IMPORTANT:
For Illinois UST licensing, you must take the exam at
a Promissor testing site, since your photo is required
on the score report letter you receive at the conclusion
of your exam. |
| Sample Examination Questions: The
sample questions are provided to give you an idea of the
style and format of examination questions. The questions
are not intended to represent content, references or questions
that will be on the examination. They are not intended
nor should they be referenced/used as a study tool for
the examination. |
| 1. |
Before any underground storage tank lines
are installed, the trench for piping should receive a
bed of well-compacted bedding at least _____ inches deep.
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A. |
2 |
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B. |
6 |
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C. |
12 |
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D. |
18 |
| 2. |
After the amount of deflection in a newly
installed fiberglass-reinforced plastic tank has been
measured, how is the acceptable amount of deflection determined?
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A. |
Check with the tank manufacturer if the
actual deflection exceeds the limits established by that
manufacturer. |
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B. |
Multiply the number of inches of tank deflection
by a factor of 0.0786. |
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C. |
Compare the number of inches of vertical
deflection with the nominal diameter of the tank, and
see if it exceeds 1.4 percent. |
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D. |
Fill the inside of the tank with water
to establish whether the deflection exceeds acceptable
residual stress levels. |
| 3. |
In a properly installed double wall UST
pressurized flexible piping system, with turbine and dispenser
sumps, which of the following is NOT necessary? Click for Answer
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A. |
Flex connector |
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B. |
Pipe penetration fitting |
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C. |
Automatic line leak detector |
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D. |
Testing of both primary and secondary piping
prior to backfill. |
| 4. |
Underground storage tank systems with impressed
current cathodic protection systems must be inspected
every _____ to ensure the equipment is running properly.
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A. |
60 days |
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B. |
90 days |
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C. |
6 months |
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D. |
year |
| 5. |
When steel tanks arrive at the jobsite,
they should be unloaded by: Click for Answer
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A. |
rolling off the truck sideways. |
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B. |
sliding off the truck on skids. |
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C. |
pulling off the truck with a winch. |
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D. |
lifting off the truck with a cable attached
to tank-lifting lugs. |
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