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Corrosion of steel structures is a(n)

  • Abrading process
  • Electrochemical Process (correct)
  • Rare occurance
  • Uniform Process
  • In order for a corrosion cell to occur, there must be areas with different:

  • Crystalline structures
  • electric potentials (correct)
  • hardness
  • materials
  • Which of the following is not a component of a corrosion cell?

  • Anode
  • Electrode (correct)
  • Metallic path
  • Cathode
  • In a corrosion cell, where does the corrosion occur?

    <p>Anode</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a corrosion cell, where does the corrosion not occur?

    <p>Cathode</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Moist soil under a tank floor is what part of a corrosion cell?

    <p>Electrolyte</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common electrolyte on the inside of the tank?

    <p>Water and sludge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does uniform corrosion occur?

    <p>Thousands of microscopic corrosion cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When corrosion cells are larger, the type of degradation that can occur is:

    <p>pitting</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When a tank floor is in contact with a piece of clay, what causes soil side corrosion

    <p>between the clay and the floor, the oxygen concentration is lower than in other parts of the sand pad</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What causes the electrical potential for galvanic corrosion

    <p>Different metals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Internal corrosion of a tank in hydrocarbon service is normally the result of

    <p>water and sediment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    as soil resistivity increases, the:

    <p>the likelihood for corrosion decreases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Clean sand should be used in the pad. washing sand with municipal water may not be acceptable because of:

    <p>chlorides in the water</p> Signup and view all the answers

    the corrosion rate of the tank floor increases when the soil pH is

    <p>less than 5.0</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Pitting corrosion on steel begins to occur when the chloride levels reach:

    <p>10 ppm</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an advantage of a galvanic CP system

    <p>maintenance costs are minimal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The effectiveness of a CP system should be checked with cathodic protections surveys that are performed every:

    <p>year</p> Signup and view all the answers

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