FRP Installer Accreditation Exam

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22 questions. Choose one answer for each.

1. Failure to follow the installation instructions will void the tank warranty and may cause tank failure, serious personal injury, or property damage

   True False
2. Who is responsible for complying with all safety precautions, codes and regulations?

   Tank Solutions The Tank Owner The Installer & Principal Contractor
3. All available lifting lugs must be used when raising the tank

   True False
4. Tank Solutions tanks must be installed using either pea gravel or crushed stone as backfill

   True False
5. What is the maximum percentage (%) of backfill material which may pass through a 2.36mm sieve?

   8% 5% 3%
6. Backfill should be sized between

   5mm and 31mm 10mm and 20mm 8mm and 44mm
7. The minimum depth of the excavation can be determined by

   the presence or absence of groundwater the presence or absence of traffic all of the above
8. Tanks subjected to traffic loads in a dry hole must have a cover depth of at least

   450mm of backfill and 150mm of reinforced concrete 600mm of backfill and 500mm of asphalt 250mm of backfill and 230mm of asphalt
9. Tanks subjected to traffic loads and high water, you should contact Tank Solutions prior to installation.

   True False
10. What is the maximum burial depth of cover over the top of a tank?

    2.7 m 2.1 m 3.2 m
11. In stable soil conditions, where shoring is not required to maintain a vertical wall from top to bottom of the excavation, what is the minimum spacing required between the sidewall or endcap of the tank and the side of the excavation?

    450mm 600mm 300mm
12. In multiple tank installations, the minimum spacing between tanks must be equal to

    twice the width of a single deadman the width of a single deadman half the width of a single deadman
13. To evenly distribute buoyancy loads, all hold down straps should be tightened:

    from left to right from right to left uniformly
14. When installing a tank in a dry hole, how thick should the approved backfill bedding be under the tank:

    400mm 700mm 300mm
15. When performing a wet hole installation, ballast in the tank must never exceed the water level in the hole

    True False
16. The tank should always be secured using guy ropes during lift & placement

    True False
17. Never pressurise a wet interstitial space.

    True False
18. When installing PV vents to a tank compartment

    you should always list the model and date installed on the checklist PV vents (once installed) do not require ongoing maintenance Australian Standards do not apply to Venting Pipework
19. Whose responsibility is it to select a thread sealant that is compatible with the product being stored?

    the installer the customer Tank Solutions
20. The final Diameter reading should be taken

    after the tank has been backfilled to sub grade after the tank has been backfilled to the top of the tank after hold down straps have been attached and tightened
21. After subtracting the final deflection reading from the original reading, the deflection must be compared to the table of Maximum Allowable deflections on the Installation Checklist

    True False
22. The preferred method of installing additional Tank Solutions tanks at an existing location involves installing the new tank in a separate hole. How far from the original hole?

    at least 1000mm at least 760mm at least 600mm