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WELDING INSPECTION
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1.

Result: _ x 100 =
30

What action must a welding inspector request if a lamination is found

extending into the bevel face?
a. Cut back the material until a lamination free area is a found.
b. Accept the bevel providing the lamination does not exceed 5 mm.
c. Place a sealing run over the lamination and dress flush, then weld up
as normal.
d. Action to take will depend upon the specification requirements (of
client if the specification makes no reference).

2.

When using a d.c. current the arc may deviate this is known as:
a.
b.
c.
d.

3.

The Weldability of a material may be affected by:

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

4.

Arc strike.
Arc blow.
Paramagnetic influence.
None of the above.

The temperature of the material to be welded.

The carbon equivalent of the material to be welded.
The accessibility of the joint.
Both a and b.
All of the above.

Which of the following heat treatment processes may release hydrogen?

a.
b.
c.
d.

Normalising.
Annealing.
Post hydrogen release.
All of the above.

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5.

If a material has a Ceq% of 0.48:

a.
b.
c.
d.

6.

Assuming no PWHT has been carried out, which is usually the hardest
part of a weld zone on a multi-run butt weld on low alloy steels.
a.
b.
c.
d.

7.

They must be guaranteed to work correctly.

As a minimum they must have a scale from 0oC to 300oC.
They should have a valid calibration certificate.
All of the above.

Prior to the witnessing of mechanical testing the inspector should:

a.
b.
c.
d.

9.

The cap.
The root.
The HAZ of the cap.
The HAZ of the root.

Which of the following applies if thermocouples are to be used for taking

pre-heat temperatures on critical components?
a.
b.
c.
d.

8.

Post weld heat treatment would always be used.

It will probably require pre-heat prior to welding.
The HAZ will generally be very tough.
All of the above.

Measure every specimen to ensure the dimensions are correct.

Determine the manufacturer of the test instruments.
Determine or check the calibration certificates of the test instruments.
Check the test operators qualifications.

Which of the following would not normally be checked when two pipes
are butted up together prior to welding.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Check to root gap.

Check the root face.
Check for misalignment.
Check pre-heat temperatures (if used).

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10. What is the cause of fatigue failure?

a.
b.
c.
d.

Cyclic stresses.
Corrosion.
Sudden stresses acting transverse to the material.
Poor through ductility caused through impurities originating in the
parent material.

11. Why is the cap on a butt weld sometimes limited to a specified height?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
12.

Because a high stress concentration may exist at the weld toes.

Because problems may occur if a coating is to be applied.
Because its existence may lead to solidification cracking.
Both a and b.
All of the above.

It is required to have an austenitic single-bevel butt weld inspected for

surface breaking cracks, which of the following NDT methods would be
best suited?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Magnetic particle.
Radiography
Dye Penetrant.
Ultrasonic.

13. Which one of the following statements is false?

a. Surface breaking defects are usually more detrimental to a weld in
comparison with sub-surface defects.
b. The HAZ of a steel weld usually has the highest tensile strength.
c. Lamellar tearing normally occurs in the weld zone of fusion welded
joints.
d. Post heat treatment may release entrapped hydrogen.
14. What is the possible result if too much restraint is placed on the parent
material during welding?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Restraint is generally desirable.

It may lead to cracking.
It will under most conditions increase distortion.
It will most certainly cause the formation of lamellar tearing especially
on double-bevel butt joints.

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15. Fluctuating loads, below the u.t.s. on a welded component may lead to:
a.
b.
c.
d.

Fatigue failures.
Ductile failures.
Weld decay, especially in austenitic stainless steel.
All of the above.

16. Which of the following may be used to measure the root radius of a
charpy specimen?
a.
b.
c.
d.

A shadow graph.
A micrometer.
A vernier calliper.
A densitometer.

17. Which of the following statements is true?

a. Fillet welds are preferable to butt welds due their high tensile
strength.
b. Fillet welds are normally difficult to assess with radiography due to
the thickness variations when compared to butt welds.
c. Fillet welds are normally carried out in the vertical position.
d. Fillet welds are generally classed as a full fusion joint.
18. Which of the following NDT methods would not detect sub-surface
defects?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Magnetic particle.
Dye Penetrant.
Radiography.
Ultrasonic.
All NDT methods can detect surface and sub-surface defects.

19. Which of the following NDT methods would you not expect to see applied
to an austenitic stainless steel weldment
a.
b.
c.
d.

Ultrasonic.
Magnetic particle.
Dye Penetrant..
Both a and b.

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20.

Which of the following is never a reason for using a p.w.h.t. on a steel

weldment?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Grain refinement.
Reducing carbon contents.
Hydrogen release.
Stress relief.

21. What is weld decay?

a. Local reduction in chromium content occurring in un- stabilised
austenitic stainless steels
b. Slow plastic deformation of metal under a constant stress at elevated
temperatures
c. Types of crack, which may occur in materials that, are in a state of
tensile stress and in contact with a corrosive medium
d. A type of crack, which occurs in the HAZ of the weld of low alloy
steels during PWHT
22. That would be the symbol, to BS EN 22553, for a weld to be made
around the full periphery of a box girder of a box girder carried out on
site?
a. A circle drawn around the junction of the line and reference line
b. A circle drawn around the junction of the arrow line and reference
line with a black flag shown at the top of the circle
c. A flag drawn around the junction of the arrow line and reference line
d. A square drawn the junction of the arrow line and reference line with
a black flag shown on top of the square
23. Which of the following is applicable to electrode efficiency?
a. The mass of metal deposited as a percentage of the mass of core
wire melted
b. Iron powder electrodes have efficiencies above 100%
c. Electrodes of high efficiencies (iron powder) tend to produce welds of
smooth and flat profiles
d. All of the above

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24. When considering cellulose electrodes, what gives these electrodes

deep penetration characteristics?
a.
b.
c.
d.

The hydrogen content within the gas shield

Arc length
Potassium silicate
Rate of travel

25. Which of the following electrodes would you expect to have the highest
elongation value?
a.
b.
c.
d.

E51
E43
E80
E90

26. Which of the following best describes a semi-automatic welding process?

a. The welder is responsible for arc gap travel speed
b. The welder is responsible for travel speed only
c. The welder plant controls both arc gap and travel speed but under
constant supervision
d. The welder plant controls both travel speed and arc gap, no
supervision required
27. Which of the following is applicable to plate laminations?
a.
b.
c.
d.

They are best detected by radiography

They are mostly caused through hydrogen entrapment.
They originate in the parent material not the weld
They are caused when the welding stresses act parallel with the
rolled direction of the parent material.

28. When considering weld metal deposition, some of the core wore is lost
during welding, this is most likely due to:
a.
b.
c.
d.

Welding fumes
Spatter
The creation of a thermal blanket(slag)
None of the above

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29. When considering lamellar tearing, what is the buttering run?

a. A weld run used to increase the size of the throat thickness of the
fillet weld
b. A ductile weld run which may be used to take up tensile stresses
c. A weld run used to increase the UTS value of the parent material
d. A weld run used to ensure full penetration of the fillet weld
30. Which of the following methods would be the best suited for the detection
of lamellar tearing in a cruciform weld?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Radiography
Ultrasonic testing
Dye penetrant
Lamellar tearing cannot be detected using NDE

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31. Compare ultrasonic testing with radiography testing showing the

advantages and disadvantages.

32. Describe radiographic sensitivity including how it is measured.

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2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10. A

11. E

12. C

13. C

14. B

15. A

16. A

17. B

18. B

19. E

20. B

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