Answer Key

Practice Examination
and Sample Questions
for
Visual Inspection
Workshop

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 Answer Key - VIW Practice Examination

1. d (root opening dimensions from App III, page 4, top sketch, show R = 0 to 1/8. The
designers as detailed tolerance of +1/16 /-0 must be added to the R range to arrive at
correct answer.)
2. a (App I, page 1; the designation is an example of a Filler Metal Specification.)
3. b (App XIV, Group III, page 19, GMAW process.)
4. c (App XV, Category D, page 21, over 2-1/2 inch requires 225F for minimum preheat,
plus footnote 3 applies to entire table and requires 450F maximum for thicknesses
greater than 1-1/2 inch.)
5. a (depth of undercut measures 1/32 inch, which is acceptable per App VII, item (6), page
8.)
6. a (face reinforcement measures 1/8 inch maximum, which is acceptable per App V, butt
weld Note 2, page 6, or App VI, item 2, page 7.)
7. a (App III, lower sketch, page 4, GMAW and FCAW are the only processes listed for this
joint.)
8. d (App XIV, Group III, page 19, FCAW process.)
9. c (App XV, Category C, page 21, 1-1/2 inch thickness for 150F minimum. Note:
Footnote 3 on page 21 does not apply to this material.)
10. c (App XIII, section 1, Tests on plate, page 16, 1 inch and over.)
11. e (App XI, page 14. Plate horizontal position is 2G; table shows qualifying in 2G also
qualifies for plate groove and plate fillet welds in F, H positions. Plate 2G qualification
also qualifies for pipe groove in F, H per footnote 1, and for pipe fillets in the F and H
positions.)
12. c (App XIV, Group III, page 19 shows filler metal specification A5.29. App X, page 11
shows an F number of 6 for this specification.)
13. b (App XIII, page 16, Tests on plate, 1 inch and over.)
14. a (No multiplication conversion factor inside front cover; answer obtained by dividing 7.5
by 0.472 = 15.889.)
15. d (App VIII, page 9, last sentence.)
16. b (App I, page 1, the designation is a Filler Metal Classification.)
17. c (The sample welds minimum size along its length is actually closest to 5/16 inch. Using
App VII, item (8), page 8, the allowable underrun of 1/16 inch permits this weld to meet
the requirements of a 3/8 inch weld.) (delete spaces between a and 3/8)
18. c (Cluster porosity is not covered in Part B, but is considered required general knowledge.)
19. b (App VII, item (7), page 8; porosity measures greater than 3/8 inch total (3/32 + 3/32 +
3/32 + 4/32 = 13/32) within 1 linear inch.)
20. a (App VII, item (7), page 8; porosity measures exactly 3/8 inch (4/32 + 4/32 + 4/32 =
12/32 or 3/8) within 1 linear inch.)
21. c (App XI, section 2, Tests on pipe, page 13.)
22. a (App XIV, Groups I and II, and footnote 1, pages 17 and 18; filler metal must be an all
position, low hydrogen electrode to meet both base metal requirements.)
23. c (App XI, section 2, Tests on pipe, page 13.)

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24. e (App XI, section 2, Tests on pipe, page 13.)
25. c (App XV, Categories B and C, pages 20 and 21, with footnote 4)
26. d (App XIV, Group II, pages 17 and 18, for E7018; App X, page 11 for F number.)
27. b (Actual measurement is 0.50 inch.)
28. c (Actual measurements are 0.25 inch and 6.3 mm.)
29. b (Area is 0.5 x 0.25 = 0.125 square inches. 8,560/0.125 = 68,480 psi.)
30. b (App XIV, page 18, the calculated value of 68, 480 psi is less than the required minimum
value for ASTM
A588 of 70 ksi listed on page 18)
31. e (App II-A, page 2, Line 22 of the form is labeled Transfer mode (GMAW)
32. a (App VII, item (7), page 8, weld porosity diameters total less than 3/8 inch (2/32 +3/32 +
2/32 + 3/32 = 10/32 or 5/16)
33. a (Linear porosity is not covered in Part B, but is considered required general knowledge.)
34. d (260 x 26 x 60 / 6 = 67,600 Joules/inch)
35. e (App VI, item (5), page 7; discontinuity is overlap.)
36. c (The sample welds minimum size along its length is actually 1/4 inch. Using App VII,
item (8), page 8, the allowable underrun of 1/16 inch permits this weld to meet the
requirements of a 5/16 inch weld.)
37. b (App VII, item (5), page 8, undercut is greater than 0.010 inch.)
38. d (App XIV, Group II, page 18, under Minimum Yield Point Strength)
39. c (App VIII, items (1) and (3), page 9 rejectable crack on convex surface (6/32 in.)); Note:
3/16 in. corner crack is acceptable.
40. a (App VIII, items (1) and (2), page 9 acceptable porosity (2 @ 1/16 in.))
41. c (App VIII, item (1), page 9 rejectable because of one elongated discontinuity on the
convex surface. Two discontinuities one is 3/32 in. and acceptable, second is 5/32 in.
and rejectable.)
42. a (App VIII, page 9, acceptable, no discontinuities.)
43. e Bends A and C are rejectable. Welder does not pass qualification test.
44. a Appendix VII, item (8), page 8.
45. d Side 1 has overlap, elongated surface porosity and undercut present.
46. a (App VII, item (7) page 8; discontinuity is porosity which is less than 3/8 inch.)
Two locations of linear porosity have lengths less than 3/8 in. (one is 5/16 in., other is
5/32 in.) but their sum is less than 3/8 in. within 1 linear inch. 1 in. from left end of 5/16
in. pore just touches left end of 5/32 in. pore. 1 in. from right end of 5/32 in. pore is
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 Answer Key - VIW Sample Questions

1. a from sample; width is 0.75 inches

2. c from sample; thickness is 0.185 inches
3. b area = 0.75 x 0.185 = 0.13875 in2; UTS = 11,030/0.13875 = 79,495.495 or 79,495
4. a area = 1.000 x 0.120 = 0.12 square inches
5. c UTS = 13,080/0.12 = 109,000
6. d (App XI, section 1, Tests on plate, page 13, 3/4 inch max.)
7. e (App IV, page 5, for wall thickness of 0.250; App XIII, section 2, Tests on pipe, page 16,
for less than 24 inch diameter, T of 1/8 inch to 2T or 0.50 inch and diameters of 10
inch and over.)
8. a (App VII, item (7), page 8, from sample; the 4 porosity pockets measure 4/32, 2/32, 2/32,

2/32 for a total of 10/32 or 5/16 inch, which is less than the 3/8" maximum that Part B
permits.)
9. a from sample; a convex weld of unequal legs; vertical leg is slightly greater than 7/16, and
horizontal leg is 7/16 at left end. Minimum size of weld is 7/16 inch
10. c from sample; a flat weld with equal legs; minimum size of weld is 5/16 inch near right
end
11. b (App VII, item (7), page 8, from sample; the 5 porosity pockets measure 3/32, 2/32, 4/32,

3/32, 2/32 for a total of 14/32 or 7/16, which is more than the 3/8" maximum that Part B
permits.)
12. d from sketch; item is being measured with the 32nds scale
13. c 0.762 inches x 25.4 = 19.3548 or 19.35
14. e 18.7 mm x 3.937 x 10-2 = 0.736219 or 0.736 (alternate method 18.7/25.4 = 0.736)
15. d A = 0.762 x 0.736 = 0.560832 or 0.561 in.2 and A = 18.7 x 19.35 = 361.845 mm2
16. a UTS = 51,550/0.561 = 91,889.483 or 91,889
17. b from sketch; the 1/4 inch concave gage is correctly used
18. d from sketch; the weld is convex, and a concave gage is being used in error
19. d from sketch; the gage shows the reinforcement being measured is acceptable. The height
of the other face reinforcement has not been determined.

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