M-Ruane Lid Ultrasonic Testing Question Paper - MC1 This column is for office use. Name: wees Results: Signed: ..... = Marker 1 Date: Marker 2: 1. Which of the following statements is|true? a, Lamellar tearing is a HAZ type of crack which may be associated with single V butt welds in steel. b. Fluorescent inks used in MPI always have a paraffin base. c. Ultrasonic testing of welds is preferred over radiography if all the weld discontinuities are to be detected. @ Fluorescent inks and penetrants provide a higher contrast than non-fluorescent inks or penetrants 2. When using an A2 block (BS 2704) to calibrate a shear wave probe over the 100 mm. quadrant, a guide strip is recommended. If persistent side wall echoes appear or the echo is weak, then: a. the team index point should be checked. b. the beam angle should be checked. ©) the beam alignment should be checked. d._Allof the above. 3. You are asked to test a welded assembly for fatigue cracks using MPI, which areas would you test? a, Over the entire surface. b. Only at the toes of the welds. ©) Atany sharp changes in contour, which will probably include the toes of the welds if they have not been blended. d. Fatigue cracks cannot exist on welded assemblies. 4. During calibration checks of a shear wave probe over the 100 mm quadrant and using guide strips, misalignment may be evident as a result of: a. _ persistent side wall echoes. b. weaker target echo. © Both aand b. d Neither a nor b.Argyll-Ruane Lid orasam Why is it preferable to use magnetic particle inspection rather than penetrant inspection on MMA welded fillet joints made of ferromagnetic materials? a. [tis actually preferable to use penetrant testing, b. Because the dye remaining on the component after testing may advance corrosion if penetrants are used. c, Because MPI will detect sub-surface defects, 4. Because incorrect assessments may be made with penetrant testing due to the difficulty in removing all excess dye from the weld area because of the rough contour of the weld. 6. The first test in a calibration exercise is to identify a shear probe’ a, index point. b. beam angle. c. frequency. d. wavelength, 7. Which of the following statements is false? ultrasonic testing always utilizes piezo electric crystals. magnetic particle testing is always better than penetrant testing. ¢c._ penetrant testing is a slower NDT method than magnetic particle testing to carry out on a similar ferromagnetic component. d. Magnetic particle testing is a good NDT method for locating root underbead cracks if access permits. = 8. According to the specification, a test surface roughened by deep machine marks regularly spaced. &. could be inspected using a water gap method. b. could be inspected using @ soft nose probe ©. Either a or b. d. isnot suitable for inspection. 9. Which NDT method would be best to detect lack of side wall fusion in double V submerged are seam welds on 25 mm thick, 900 mm a. Magnetic particle inspection b. Penetrant testing €. Ultrasonic testing using angle probes. 4. Ultrasonic testing using compression probes. 10. One method of determining the beam angle of both shear and compression wave probes is to prepare a block made from an offcut of the material under test containing side drilled holes. The primary object is to determine the: geometry of the beam acoustics of the beam. Both a and b. Neither a nor b. eeseArgyll-Ruane Lid onesame LI. What is the difference between a specification and a procedure? a. A specification is usually more general than a procedure and may contain defect acceptance/tolerances, whereas a procedure is usually specific to a particular contract and is directly related to the type of work being carried out, e.g. ultrason testing of welds. b. A specification is specific, whereas a procedure is general. c. A specification is always a national standard, whereas a procedure is specific to a contract d. A specification is the same document as a procedure 12. The characteristics of wave frequency and pulse length determine the result of: time base linearity, amplitude linearity. beam index point depth resolution. ae ge 13. The abbreviations API and AWS stand for: a, American Pipe Institute and American Welding Society b. American Petroleum Institute and American Welding Society c, American Petroleum Institute and American Welding Specifications. d, American Pipe Institute and American Welding Specifications, 14, ‘The 6 dB drop method may be used to determine the size of a large discontinuity. An alternative method used is the: attenuation technique. ‘equalisation technique. wavelength measurement technique. frequency reduction technique. aege 15. Which of the following defects are considered to be the most detrimental to the service life of an item? a. Porosity. b. Non-equiaxed (planar) defects open to the surface, c. Equiaxed (rounded) defects open to the surface. d. Equiaxed defects not open to the surface. 16. Which of the following British Standards relates to calibration blocks? a. BS 5996, b. BS 4336 c. BS 2910, d. BS 2704. 17, A crack exists in a weld: a. this would be repairable. this would result in the weld being cut out this is acceptable d. action taken would depend on the specification requirements,Argyll-Ruane Lid cone sass 18. Another name for the reject control is the: a. diffraction control b, attenuator. c. suppression control. d. range control 19, 40 mm of lack of root penetration exists on a single V butt weld on a 15 mm thick, 450 mm diameter pipe weld: this would at least be repairable. this would result in the weld being cut out this is acceptable. action taken would depend on the specification requirements. aege 20. How can the resolution capabilities of two compression probes be compared? a, By using a V2 (A4) calibration block By twisting the probe above a known hole in a calibration block, By aiming the sound path at more than one known reflector in close proximity. All of the above. uote 21. Which of the following defects would be difficult to assess/detect using a 70° single crystal probe on a single V butt weld on a 20 mm thick, 600 mm diameter pipe weld? a. Lack of root fusion, b, Excessive penetration, Lack of root penetration, Root underbead crack. es 22. A compression probe is placed on a V1 (A2) calibration block as shown in the diagram, ‘The echoes shown on the CRT, which has been calibrated 0 - 100 mm, would intersect the timebase at: a. 85mm, 91 mm and 100 mm. b. 85 mm and 95 mm. | c. 80mm, 90 mm and 100 mm. d. 80mm and 100 mm. 23. Which of the following welding processes is regarded as the most susceptible to lack of fusion? a. Submerged arc. b. MAG (C02). ce. MMA d. IG 24, Which of the following materials could be used as a couplant?? a. Swarfega. Grease. Polycell (wallpaper paste), d. Allof the above.Argyll-Ruane Lid orn sawe 25, 21 28. 29. 30, The primary duty of an ultrasonic operator is: a. toerisure a defect free weld. b. to carry out all the ultrasonic testing in accordance with the specification(s) and any lest procedure(s). c. to report on every discontinuity detected, regardless of any defect acceptance tolerance quoted in the specification. d_ Alllof the above. ‘The thickness of a V2 (A4) calibration block is: a 12.5 mm, b. 20mm, c. 25mm, d. aorb. May be all of the above. Which of the following types of crack is the most common type encountered, associated with welds on high C/C-Mn steels? a, Sulphur induced centre line crack b. Lamellar tearing. €. Liquidation cracks. d. Hydrogen related cracks. Ifusing a 20 mm thick calibration block to calibrate 0 - 100 mm across the CRT, how many back wall echoes would you have? (Assume compression probe) Ey =k 4. 5. 6. “ Which of the following discontinuities could not be detected with a 90° probe? a. The 0.5 mm wide slot in the V1 (A2) calibration block. b. A surface breaking crack. ©. An internal slag inclusion. d. _Allof the above may easily be detected with a 90° probe. Gamma rays emitted from radio-isotopes consists of a. one or more discrete wavelengths depending on isotope type. b. abroad spectrum of wavelengths, the range of which depends on the isotope’s specific activity. c. single wavelength beams, the wavelengths of which depend on the particular isotope's activity d. small particles of sut