Welding Inspection: Multi-Choice Questions Paper 1 (ev.2) Please return this paper unmarks 1. Which mechanical test can be used to measure the toughness of weld metal, HAZ and parent material? A macro B nick brea hardness S Sapringet + Yuet vt deve wr shoving ketsidea fina somo awa (12 v0r> A tick break ak Bo tidebend wee so Charpy impact De face bend test 13, The principle purpose of « welder qualification testis Bo to test the skill ofthe welder B to assese the weldabilty of the materials to decide which NDT methods to use to give the welder practice before doing production welding 4A fabrication procedure calls forthe toes of all welds to be “blended in” by grinding “The most likely reason for doing this i |A emake the weld suitable for Hui (ye) penetra inspection B improve the fatigue life Ve> reduce residual stresses improve the general appearance ofthe welds ‘5 For full pensration single-sided but joins, oot bead penetration and profit are manly influenced Py A root face B bevel engle 7 root gap D_ineluded angle 6. Undercut may need to be assessed according 10 A depth B length C___sharpness/profilelbiend AD allofthe above 7. When visually inspecting the root bead of a single-vee-butt weld it should be checked for » A lack of root penetration B HAZhacdness tungsten inclusions D —allofthe above ‘TWI North, Middlesbrough 1Welding Inspection: Multi-Choice Questions Paper 1 ¢Rev.2) Please return this paper unmarked 16, A solid inclusion in a weld may be & entrapped sag entrapped ass Clack imerrun fision D —_allofthe above ita planar imperfection? a ack of sidewall fision 8 slag inclusion lines porosity rooveancaity 18, For fillet welds, itis normal pratice in the UK. USA to measure A throat thickness B) eg lengths C —_penetration depths BD bathA&C 19, Ina bend test, when the face ofthe specimen is i tension and roots in compression, the testis called — i é 5 i 20, Heavy porosity on the surface of some MMA welds made ona construction site is mest likely to be caused by A useofthe wrong clas of lentrodes B —_theuse ofexcessive current moistute pick-up i the electrode covering ‘Da bad batch of electrodes 21, Slag inclusions may be present in ‘manual metal are welds metal inert gas welds submerged are welds A 2 c (D) both AandC 22, The main eause of undercut is. @ excessive amps cessive volts c D excessive travel speed all of the above 23, Which group of welders is most likely to require continuous monitoring by a wel inspector? aE & mee TTWI Nonh, Middlesbrough 3Welding Inspection: + Multi-Choice Questions Paper 1 ev.2) F7 2s, 26 1, 28 29. 30, Please return this paper unmarked Which of the following fillet welds is the strongest (assuming they are all made using the same material and welded using the same WPS)? (brine oamiee 2 ram leg +2 mm excess veld metal rite et with Z0mm leg Soni ler wth Lim eg ‘Atypical included angle for MMA welding of a full penetration pipe butt jo A 38 > co D dependent on the pipe diameter {A filles wetd has an actue! throat thickness of Bmm and a leg length of Tmen, What isthe excess weld metal? A 2mm 18mm 3.1mm 14mm The fusion boundary ofa fillet weld is GQ the boundary beoreen the weld metal and HAZ B the boundary between individual weld runs the depth of root penetration DB __ the boundary between the HAZ and parent materi Ifa Welding Inspector detects a ype of imperfection not allowed by the Application Standard he must always request futher NDE reject the weld prepare aconcesion request 1D balyreiect the weld ifhe considers itt be harmful BS EN 970 allows the use of a magnifying glass for visual inspection but resommends thatthe magnification is A 2 B® Bows C xStox10 D_——notreater than x20 “The majority of welder qualification ets are cared out wing an unbacked ont, This is because A. itis quicker and cheaper, if ack-pouging snot reauted 3 tthe weiding process not TIG, back purging snot equred all welder qualification tests are done on small diameter pipe 1D) itrequires more skill and increases the welders qualification range ‘TWI North, Middlesbrough 4Welding Inspection: Multi-Choice Questions Paper 2 (Rev.2) lease return this marked 1. Deflection ofthe are by magnetic forees that ean make welding difficult to control i commonly known as A arcinitation are misalignment are blow Dare constrction 12, Which ofthe following electrodes is classified to BS EN 4997 E383R Bo E63 © ET018-G DB ESI33B 13. Which oftype of electrode is used for‘stove-pipe’ welding for overtand pipelines construction ? rile celore Tigrrsorery ale > fsrtesbove 4. These main pes of MMA dete ule welingC& CMa ste ae basic, cellulosic and rutile B neutral, cellulosic and rutile basic cellulosic and neutral utile, low hydrogen and basic 5. AWPS may specify a maximum width for individual weld beads (the ‘weave’ width) when welding C-Min steels Ifthe width is exceeded it may cause lack of itersun fasion @& a reduction in HAZ toughness Tack of sidewall fasion D___alloftheabove 6. Younotice that MMA electrodes, with the flux covering removed, are being used a filler ods for TIG welding. ‘This should notbe allowed because A itis wasteful the rod diameter be to large the weld metal composition may be wrong, the rod is too short 7. For TIG welding, what benefit does a current slope-cut device have ? fb emites Tanga rer it teduces the risk of erater cracking. C__itreduoes the risk of ae strikes 1D itreduces the intespass temperature 8, Which type of power source characteristic is normally used for manual welding? A constant voltage B— flatcharacteristic o ‘constant current Ds motor generator TWLNorth, Middlesbrough 1‘Welding Inspection: Multi-Choice Questions Paper 2 (Rev.2) Please return thi ‘ked 9. InMMA welding, penetration is princi Aare voltage B welding speed ferrosilicon in the electrode coating D> current 10, Pipe bores of some materials must be purged with Argon before and during TIG wel prevent linear porosity A ch restores Prevent oxidation of he 10" ea D.—Ghminate mae pick pin the oot esd 11, The chemical eomposion ofthe weld met! deposited by 2 sel MMA clesto is sully controled by A. -the core wir composition Gates cena fon powder inthe Fux coating, D.llon fem the bse material 12, Silicon is added to ste, and he covering af MMA electrodes, inorder 0 on ® deoxidation improve strength © improve toughness Dre ressance to hydrogen emsking 13, a fasibe inser for T1G welding heist seduce poroiy QB) Greconled oot enettion © trois the eed fore back parge D tof above 14, Ascoingto AWS 24 a weld symbol forthe ote side is pase. 1A above the dashed ne Below te dashed ine above te eli ine : tetow the soi ine 15, When ow tydrogen MMA elects ar specie for what ype of covering wil hey have? ‘A cellulosic Bntile B® Se 16. Atenas A tec brit (Deter ame 5 = 10mm, measured pore diameter = 3.0mm $= 10mm, measured pore diameter = 3.5mm To measure are voltage accurately iti recommended thatthe voltmeter should be connected & across the are and as near as practical fo the arc ‘across the power souree terminals prior to are initiation 7 C_abross the power source terminals during the welding operation D allo the above ae suitable Lametar tearing has occurred ina steel fabrication. What technique could have been used to find it before the weld was made ? A X-ray examination B liquid penctrant examination ultrasonic examination {gould not have been found by any faspection method. Precheating 2 low alloy stel prior to welding is done to minimise the risk of. A porosity B excessive distortion HAZ cracking D lack of fusion ‘TWI North, Middlesbrough 2‘Welding Inspection: Multi-Choice Questions Paper 3 (Rev. 2) Please return this paper unmarked 16, Typical temperatures used for normalising a C-Min steel plate are A 60010 650°C B 10000 1100 700 to 800°C £880 10 920°C 17. For GMAW the bum-off rate ofthe wite is directly related t0 A. thestick-out length wire feed speed the are voltage D the travel speed 18, For MMA welding of a 60nam wall nozale oa 100mm wall vessel shell, pre-heat temperature should be checked A before welding starts/re-starts B onthe shell andthe nozzle at points at least 75mm from the joint edge all ofthe above 19, A rack running along the centreline of a weld bead could be caused by A useof damp ux Black of preheat are voltage being too high Weld bead being too deep and very narrow 120, Inorderto improve resistance to service failure caused by cyclic loading, itis good practice to ‘A —_use low heat input welding Bccteeees anaber cy ‘ensure there are no features that give high stress concentration D —_alloftheabove 21, The use of low carbon austenitic stainless steels and stabilised stainless steels will minimise the risk of HAZ cracking weld decay ‘weld metal cracking D distortion 22. Which type of SAW flux is susceptible to breaking down into fine particles during circulation? fused seutal A B § 3 agglomerated 23, The maximum hardness inthe HAZ of a stel will increase ifthe CEV is increased > joint thickness is decreased ¢ mim increased € D —allofthe above TWI Noch, Middlesbrough 3Welding Inspection: Multi-Choice Questions Paper 3 (Rev.2) 2m, 2s, 26. 28. 29, 30. Please return this paper unmarked BS ENISO 5817 (Level B) specifies the limit for Excess Weld Metal (h) on a butt weld as:~ nS Imm+0.1b, but max. Seam, b= weld width Inwhich ofthe following situations isthe measured Excess Weld Metal acceptable, A be 10 measured excess weld metal = 2.5mm, a seasured excess weld metal = 3.5mm D measured excess weld metal = 4.5mm measured excess weld metal = $.5mm ‘A carbon manganese ste! is being welded by MMA and the electrode run-out-lengths that have been used are ‘much shorter than specified by the WPS. This deviation may give ‘Aan increased risk of hycrogen cracking fan increased risk of solidification cracking C) lower values of HAZ toughness higher values of HAZ hardness i prepared for a Weld Procedure Qualification test weldis a @ — pwes % Wes C WPOR D WPAR “Transfer of material identification by hard stamping is sometimes not allowed for high integrity applications because A itistoostow B itcan bea safety hazard 2) itnay be aamagng to the materia BD alofthe above When welding thin plate, distorion can be minimised by. using back-step welding ‘minimising weld volume using bridge tacks all ofthe above cow) Which of the following would be considered to be high Heat Input welding? A $50 Sium B 35mm 5.5 Vmm By S0ki/mm Initiation ofa TIG are by using a High Frequency spark may nat be allowed because A ttoften causes tungsten inclusions EB Hemdarge ecw enim itis an electrical safety hazard Dit often causes stop/start porosity ‘TWI North, Middlesbrough 4Syrewsor® Ver Welding Inspection: Multi-Choice Questions Paper 4 @w.2) Please return this paper unmarked |, Which of these drawing symbols shows weld penetration depth in accordance with BS EN 22533? 2. BS EN 288 isa specification For. A welder approval testing ‘welding equipment calibration welding procedure approval 1D consumables for submerged are welding 3. What determines the penetrating power of Gamma rays? time type of isotope © soutee-to-film distance D source strength 4, Which element has the greatest effect on the HAZ hardness of earbon-manganese steel? ‘A Molybdenum B enka Titanium, Carbon 5, Pre-heating @ steel plate with a carbon equivalent value (CEV) of 0.48 may be required in order to Ay sitet tom he prevent excessive hardening in the HAZ ‘© —_prevent the formation of carbides improve the mechanical properties ofthe weld metal 6. Awelder approval certificate should be withdrawn if. _Bebtgr done any weg fr a pero mont Ihe has been absent from work for a period of ? months the repaicrate for his welds exceeds 1% D_—_allofthe above WI North, Middlesbrough 1Welding Inspection: Multi-Choice Questions Paper 4 (Rev.2) 13. Please return this paper unmarked Ia fiction welding, the metal atthe interface when the joining occur is described as being inthe A Tiguia sae intercritical state plastic state elastic sate [Appenetrameteris used to measure. A. thesize of discontinuity in weld joint B the density ofa radiographic film the degree of film contrast the quality of the radiographic technique Which ofthe following cutting methods i suitable fr cutting stainless stel? Bai exy-acerylene © ony-propane D__allofthe above “Which of the following would be classed as the most serious typeof defect? ‘A buried near slag inclusion Gy Matlack tem fn surface breaking lack of sidewall fusion surface porosity ‘Uitrasonic testing hasan advantage over other NDT methods forthe detection of. & —tackof sidewall fasion B root undercut "C incompletely filed groove D root concavity 1m inter-pass temperature specified for a CM stoel weld joint, may give A excessive porosity 3B borthrough © lower toughness 5 allotthesbove MIGIMAG welding has a tendency to give lack of sidewall fusion when ‘A spray transfer conditions are used B—100%4CO, shielding gas is used © pulsed current is used dip transfer conditions are used “The temperature range over which a steel goes from having high toughness to low toughness is called .. the ori A transformation temperature B the ductility dip temperature the bi-modal temperature {D) the transition emperaure ‘TWI North, Middlesbrough 2‘Welding Inspection: Multi-Choice Questions Paper 4 (Rev.2) Please return this paper unmarked 15. Foe SAW, what isthe effect of raising arc voltage but keeping with all other parameters the same? [Am the weid bead width will incense the depth of penezaton wil increase € —theeld bead vncth wil decrease D the depth of peneraon wil derease 16, Changing an essential variable (beyond the allowed limits) for a qualified welding procedure... ‘A may change the mechanical properties ofthe joint B _mayadversely affect the quality ofthe weld CC * will requize anew welding procedure o be approved ©) alofttesbove 17, With reference tothe various grades of stainless steels, which ofthe following statements i tue? A they are ali non-magnetic B they all require 100% Ar for GMAW © _ theyall have very high thermal conductivity only certain grades can be used for service at very low temperatures 18, Which ofthe following AWS AS.1 electrodes has a rutile covering A E6010 B E7016 E7018 E6013 19. Welds mede with very high heat input wll show a reduction in. A tensile ductility B.- notch toughness fatigue strength D creep resistance 20, During PWHT ofa complex fabrication, itis beated to the soak temperature at a much higher rate tha. specified by the procedure. This may... mast in efecto 21. When MAG welding in dip transfer mode (short-circuiting mode) spatter can be reduced by .. ® using inductance & using 100% CO; C using Ar + 30%He D increasing the stick-out length 22. Repair welding of in-service plant and equipmeat may be more difficult chan making repaics during initial fabrication because ‘A. the material may be contaminated B access to repair area may be difficult positional welding may be needed DB) ofany of the above ‘TWI Nort, Middlesbrough 3