1. Ultrasound travels through a test block 20mm thick at a velocity of 3.

4 x
106 mm/sec. How long does it take froom pulse transmission for refelected
sound to reach the probe?
Top of Form 1

a.11.8 microsec
b.5.9 microsec
c.118 microsec
d.59 microsec
Bottom of Form 1

2. A 60 degree shear wave is used to inspect a 100mm diameter steel bar in a

circumferential direction. An indication is located from a point defect at a beam
path of 40mm. What is the depth of this defect below the bar surface? [Cosine
rule a2=b2+c2-2 bc cos A]
Top of Form 2

1.5mm
3.2mm
4.2mm
6.0mm
Bottom of Form 2

3. What probe angle is required to meet the requirements shown in Figure

One below?
Top of Form 3

a.40 degree
b.45 degree
c.50 degree
d.55 degree
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4. The next six questions are based on the information in Table One at the
bottom of the page. What screen height response will be given by a 2.5mm
dia FBH under the same conditions?
Top of Form 4

a.20%
b.18%
c.16%
d.10%
Bottom of Form 4

5. What screen height response will be given by a 4.0mm dia FBH under the
same conditions?
Top of Form 5

a.43%

b.39%
c.35%
d.30%
Bottom of Form 5

6. What screen height response will be given by a 5.0mm dia FBH under the
same conditions?
Top of Form 6

a.70%
b.65%
c.61%
d.57%
Bottom of Form 6

7. What diameter of FBH will give a screen response of 65% under the same
conditions?
Top of Form 7

a.5.4
b.5.2
c.4.8
d.4.0
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8. What diameter of FBH will give a screen response of 35% under the same
conditions?
Top of Form 8

a.3.2
b.3.5
c.3.8
d.4.2
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9. What diameter of FBH will give a screen response of 90% under the same
conditions?
Top of Form 9

a.6.3
b.6.1
c.5.8
d.5.6
Bottom of Form 9

10. Calculate the focal length in water of an ultrasonic probe fitted with an
epoxy lens having a radius of curvature of 56mm? VL epoxy = 2.7 x 106 mm/
sec, VL water = 1.5 x 106 mm/sec

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a.28mm
b.112mm
c.127mm
d.168mm
Bottom of Form 10

11. Calculate the offset required for an immersion probe to create a 45 degree
shear wave in a steel bar having a radius of 21mm?
Top of Form 11

a.3.5mm
b.5.0mm
c.7.0mm
d.10.5mm
Bottom of Form 11

12. Calculate the offset required for an immersion probe to create a 60 degree
6
shear wave in a steel bar having a radius of 21mm? VL water = 1.5 x 10 mm/
6
sec, Vs steel = 3.2 x 10 mm/sec
Top of Form 12

5.5
8.5
10.5
12.5
Bottom of Form 12

13. Using Figure Two below, how much energy will be transmitted through
water to aluminium interface by a longitudinal angle beam created by an 11
degree angle of incidence?
Top of Form 13

a.5%
b.20%
c.48%
d.72%
Bottom of Form 13

14. Calculate the apparent attenuation from teh following information?

Amplitude of second back wall echo = 84% FSH, Amplitude of sixth back wall
echo = 15% FSH, Thickness of Material = 20mm
Top of Form 14

a.0.09 dB/mm
b.14.9 dB/mm
c.1.49 dB/mm

d.0.90 dB/mm
Bottom of Form 14

15. Calculate the dB differece between 5/64 inch FBH and 3/64 inch FBH?
Top of Form 15

a.4 dB
b.6 dB
c.9 dB
d.12 dB
Bottom of Form 15

16. It is possible to approximately calculate the elastic modulus of material by

determination of the longitudinal and transverse velocities of sound in that
material. Calculate Youngs Modulus of Elasticity from the information in Table
Two below?
Top of Form 16

4
2
7068 x 10 dynes/cm
6
2
146 x 10 dynes/cm
53 x 104 dynes/cm2
5
2
5074 x 10 dynes/cm
Bottom of Form 16

17. Calculate the incident angle required to produce Rayleigh waves in

6
6
6
aluminium? VL 6.35 x 10 mm/sec, Vp 2.7 x 10 mm/sec, Vs 3.1 x 10 mm/
sec
Top of Form 17

30.4 degrees
45.8 degrees
57.5 degrees
60.6 degrees
Bottom of Form 17

18. A 6 MHz longitudinal pulse of ultrasound is transmitted at a pulse

repetition rate of 800 pulses per second. To what theoretical depth in steel can
this pulse travel and return before the next pulse is initiated? Longitudibal
velocity in steel VL x 6.0 x 106 mm/sec
Top of Form 18

15mm
1.5mm
7.5mm
3.75mm
Bottom of Form 18

19. Calculate the attenuation of a test material where the gain differene
between the second and fourth back wall echoes is 20sBs. The material
thickness is 40mm and take into consideration the natural loss of 6dB
between double distance back wall echoes?
Top of Form 19

0.087 dBs per mm

0.125 dBs per mm
0.175 dBs per mm
0.25 dBs per mm
Bottom of Form 19

20. Calculate the hald beam spread angle when considering beam extremities
that are 1/10 of the intensity of the axis. The 10mm diameter transducer is
producing ultrasound at 5MHz into steel at zero degrees? VL steel 6 x 106
6
mm/sec, Vs steel 3.2 x 10 mm/sec
Top of Form 20

12 degrees
7.4 degrees
6 degrees
4.8 degrees
Bottom of Form 20

21. Calculate the total beam spread angle when considering beam extremities
that are one half of the intensity at the axis. The 25mm diameter transducer is
6
producing ultrasound at 2 MHz into steel at zero degrees? VL steel 6 x 10
6
mm/sec, Vs steel 3.2 x 10 mm/sec
Top of Form 21

4.8 degrees
8.4 degrees
9.6 degrees
16.8 degrees
Bottom of Form 21

22. Calculate the near field length for a zero degree 2.5MHz, 25mm diameter
single crystal transducer transmitting ultrasound into a steel forging using a
polycell couplant? VL steel 6 x 106 mm/sec, Vs steel 3.2 x 106 mm/sec
Top of Form 22

2.6mm
26mm
65mm
130mm

Bottom of Form 22

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Table One:
Using area amplitude flat bottomed
reference holes and a zero degree probe at
a constant gain setting the following was
recorded:
mm dia FBH
6.4
5.5
4.5
3.2
1.6
0.8

Screen Height Resolution

100%
74%
49%
25%
6.5%
1.5%

Table Two:
E = [dvs2 (3vI2 - 4Vs2)] VI2 - Vs2

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