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1 Welding Inspector (2009)
1. Which mechanical test can be used to measure 6. Undercut may need to be assessed according to
the toughness of weld metal, HAZ and parent ___
material? a. Depth
a. Macro b. Length
b. Nick break c. Sharpness/profile/blend
c. Hardness d. All of the above
d. Charpy impact
7. When visually inspecting the root bead of a
2. Which is the best destructive test for showing single‐vee‐butt weld it should be checked for ___
lack of side‐wall fusion in a 25mm thick butt a. Lack of root penetration
weld? b. HAZ hardness
a. Nick break c. Tungsten inclusion
b. Side bend d. All of the above
c. Charpy impact
d. A face bend test 8. The strength of a fillet weld is determined by ___
a. Leg length
3. The principle purpose of a welder qualification b. Weld profile
test is____ c. Weld width
a. To test the skill of the welder d. Throat thickness
b. To assess the weldability of the materials
c. To decide which NDT methods to use 9. The European Standard for NDE of Fusion Welds
d. To give the welder practice before doing by Visual Examination is ____
production welding a. EN 288
b. EN 499
4. A fabrication procedure calls for the toes of all c. EN 287
welds to be “blended in” by grinding. The most d. EN 970
likely reason for doing this is to___
a. Make the weld suitable for liquid (dye) 10. Visual Inspection of a fabricated item, for a high
penetrant inspection integrity application, should cover inspection
b. Improve the fatigue life activities ____
c. Reduce residual stress a. Before, during and after welding
d. Improve the general appearance of the b. Before welding only
welds c. After welding only
d. During welding and after welding only
5. For full penetration single‐sided butt joints, root
bead penetration and profile are mainly 11. Incomplete root penetration in a single‐vee‐butt
influenced by ___ joint may be caused by ____
a. Root face a. An excessive root face
b. Bevel angle b. An excessive root gap
c. Root gap c. The current setting being too low
d. Included angle d. Both A and C
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12. Incomplete root fusion in a single‐vee‐butt weld c. Penetration depth
may be caused by ____ d. Both A & B
a. Linear misalignment
b. The root gap being too large 19. In a bend test, when the face of the specimen is
c. Root faces being too small in tension and root is in compression, the test is
d. All of the above called ____
a. A root bend
13. When visually inspecting the face of a finished b. A side bend
weld it should be assessed for ____ c. A face bend
a. Maximum excess weld metal height d. A longitudinal bend
b. Toe blend
c. Inter‐run blend 20. Heavy porosity on the surface of some MMA
d. All of the above welds made on a construction site is most likely
to be caused by ____
14. A burn‐through may occur if ____ a. Use of the wrong class of electrodes
a. A current is too low b. The use of excessive current
b. The root face is too large c. Moisture pick‐up in the electrode covering
c. The root gap is too large d. A bad batch of electrodes
d. All of the above
21. Slag inclusions may be present in ____
15. A code of Practice is ____ a. Manual metal arc welds
a. A standard for workmanship quality only b. Metal inert gas welds
b. A set of rules for manufacturing a specific c. Submerged arc welds
product d. Both A and C
c. A specification for the finished product
d. All of the above 22. The main cause of undercut is ____
a. Excessive amps
16. A solid inclusion in a weld may be ____ b. Excessive volts
a. Entrapped slag c. Excessive travel speed
b. Entrapped gas d. All of the above
c. Lack of inter‐run fusion
d. All of the above 23. Which group of welders is most likely to require
continuous monitoring by a welding inspector?
17. Which of the following is a planar imperfection? a. Concrete shuttering welders
a. A lack of sidewall fusion b. Overland pipeline welders
b. A slag inclusion c. Tack welders
c. Linear porosity d. Maintenance welders
d. Root concavity
24. Which of the following fillet welds is the stronger
18. For fillet welds, it is normal practice in the UK & (assuming they are all made using the same
USA to measure ____ material and welded using the same WPS)?
a. Throat thickness a. 8mm throat of a mitre fillet
b. Leg length b. 7mm leg + 2mm excess weld metal
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c. Mitre fillet with 10mm leg 30. The majority of welder qualification tests are
d. Concave fillet with 11mm leg carried out using an unbacked joint. This is
because ____
25. A typical included angle for MMA welding of a a. It is quicker, and cheaper, if back‐gouging is
full penetration pipe butt joint is ____ not required
a. 35° b. If the welding process is not TIG, back
b. 70° purging is not required
c. 90° c. All welder qualification tests are done on
d. Dependent on the pipe diameter small diameter pipe
d. It requires more skill and increases the
26. A fillet weld has an actual throat thickness of welder’s qualification range
8mm and a leg length of 7mm. What is the
excess weld metal? 31. Deflection of the arc by magnetic forces, that can
a. 2.1mm make welding difficult to control, is commonly
b. 1.8mm known as ____
c. 3.1mm a. Arc initiation
d. 1.4mm b. Arc misalignment
c. Arc blow
27. The fusion boundary of a weld is ____ d. Arc constriction
a. The boundary between the weld metal and
HAZ 32. Which of the following electrodes is classified to
b. The boundary between individual weld runs BS EN 499?
c. The depth of root penetration a. E 38 3R
d. The boundary between the HAZ and parent b. E 6013
material c. E7018‐G
d. E 51 33B
28. If a Welding Inspector detects a type of
imperfection not allowed by the Application 33. Which of type of electrode is used for ‘stove‐pipe’
Standard he must always ____ welding for overland pipelines construction?
a. Request further NDE a. Rutile
b. Reject the weld b. Cellulosic
c. Prepare a concession request c. High recovery rutile
d. Only reject the weld if the considers it to be d. All of the above
harmful
34. The three main types of MMA electrodes used
29. BS EN 970 allows the use of a magnifying glass for welding C & C‐Mn steels are ___
for visual inspection but recommends that the a. Basic, cellulosic and rutile
magnification is ____ b. Neutral, cellulosic and rutile
a. X2 c. Basic, cellulosic and neutral
b. X2 to X5 d. Rutile, low hydrogen and basic
c. X5 to X10
d. Not greater than X20 35. A WPS may specify a maximum width for
individual weld beads (the ‘weave’ width) when
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welding C‐Mn steels. If the width is exceeded it d. Eliminate moisture pick‐up in the root bead
may cause ___
a. Lack of inter‐run fusion 41. The chemical composition of the weld metal
b. A reduction in HAZ toughness deposited by a C‐Mn steel MMA electrode is
c. Lack of sidewall fusion usually controlled by ____
d. All of the above a. The core wire composition
b. Additions in the flux coating
36. You notice that MMA electrodes, with the flux c. Iron powder in the flux coating
covering removed, are being used as filler rods d. Dilution from the base material
for TIG welding. This should not be allowed
because ___ 42. Silicon is added to steel, and the covering of
a. It is wasteful MMA electrodes, in order to give ____
b. The rod diameter be too large a. Deoxidation
c. The weld metal composition may be wrong b. Improve strength
d. The rod is too short c. Improve toughness
d. More resistance to hydrogen cracking
37. For TIG welding, what benefit does a current
slope‐out device have? 43. A fusible insert for TIG welding helps to ____
a. It reduces tungsten spatter a. Reduce porosity
b. It reduces the risk of crater cracking b. Give controlled root penetration
c. It reduces the risk of arc strikes c. Avoids the need for a back purge
d. It reduces the interpass temperature d. All of the above
38. What type of power source characteristic is 44. According to AWS 2.4 a weld symbol for the
normally used for manual welding? ‘other’ side is placed ____
a. Constant voltage a. Above the dashed line
b. Flat characteristic b. Below the dashed line
c. Constant current c. Above the solid line
d. A motor generator d. Below the solid line
39. In MMA welding, penetration is principally 45. When low hydrogen MMA electrodes are
controlled by ____ specified for what type of covering will they have?
a. Arc voltage a. Cellulosic
b. Welding speed b. Rutile
c. Ferro‐silicon in the electrode coating c. Acid
d. current d. Basic
40. Pipe bores of some materials must be purged 46. A hydrogen controlled MMA electrode can
with Argon before and during TIG welding in always be recognised by the ____
order to ____ a. EN code letter (or AWS code number)
a. Prevent linear porosity b. Electrode length
b. Prevent burn‐through c. Trade Name
c. Prevent oxidation of the root bead d. Colour of the covering
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47. According to BS EN 22553 which of the following 52. Weld spatter during MMA welding is most likely
symbols requires weld toes to be smoothly to be caused by ____
blended on the ‘other side’? a. Excessive current
b. Incorrect baking and storage of electrodes
c. A bad batch of electrodes
d. All of the above
53. A qualified Welding Procedure Specification is
used to ____
a. Give instruction to the welder
b. Give information to the welding inspector
c. Give confidence that welds will have the
specified properties
d. All of the above
48. Which of the following units is used to express 54. An arc strike (stray flash) on a steel component is
heat input? regarded by some codes as unacceptable
a. Joules because ____
b. N/mm2 a. It will cause copper contamination
c. J/mm2 b. It may cause hard spots
d. kJ/mm c. It may give cracking
d. Of both B & C
49. Which one of the following elements is added to
steel to give resistance to creep at elevated 55. In a transverse tensile test, brittleness would be
service temperatures? indicated if ____
a. Nickel a. There is a reduction in cross‐section at the
b. Manganese position of fracture
c. Molybdenum b. The fracture surface is flat and featureless
d. Aluminium but has a rough surface
c. Fracture occurred in the weld metal
50. Nick break and fillet fracture tests are used for d. The fracture face shows beach marks
____
a. Assessing weld quality 56. The surface of a fatigue crack will ____
b. Assessing weld metal ductility a. Be rough and torn
c. Assessing weld metal toughness b. Have sharp chevron markings
d. All of the above c. Be smooth
d. Have shear lips
51. Which of the following steels is non‐magnetic?
a. 18% Cr, 8% Ni 57. What does the number 141 refer to on this
b. 2.25 Cr, 1 Mo drawing symbol?
c. 9% Cr, 1 Mo
d. 9% Ni
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a. The WPS number a. The tensile strength of the welded joint
b. The welding process b. The level of residual stress in butt joints
c. A filler material c. The fracture toughness of the HAZ
d. The acceptance standard d. The trough thickness ductility of a steel plate
(the ‘Z’ direction)
58. The polarity used for TIG welding of all materials,
except aluminium and magnesium, is ____ 64. The risk of hydrogen cracking in higher when
a. DC negative MMA welding of _ ___
b. DC positive a. C‐Mn steels
c. AC b. Austenitic stainless steels
d. Any polarity can be used c. Low alloy steels for elevated temp. service
d. Low carbon steels for cryogenic service
59. A typical temperature range for baking low
hydrogen electrodes is ____ 65. The property of a material that has the greatest
a. 150 to 200°C influence on welding distortion is the ____
b. 200 to 250°C a. Yield strength
c. 300 to 350°C b. Co‐efficient of thermal expansion
d. 400 to 450°C c. Elastic modulus
d. Co‐efficient of electrical conductivity
60. If welding travel speed is doubled, but the
current and voltage remain the same, the heat 66. Which of the following is a suitable shielding gas
input will ____ for FCAW of stainless steels?
a. Be reduced by 50% a. 100% Argon
b. Be increased by a factor of two b. 70% Argon + 30% He
c. Be about the same c. Argon + 5% Hydrogen
d. Be reduced by approximately 25% d. Argon + 20% CO2
61. Which type of submerged arc welding flux is 67. The presence of iron sulphides in a weld bead
susceptible to moisture pick‐up? may cause ____
a. Neutral a. Solidification cracking
b. Agglomerated b. Hydrogen cracking
c. Fused c. Lamellar tearing
d. They are all about the same d. Weld decay
62. A large grain size, in the HAZ of a C‐Mn steel 68. A macro section is particularly good for showing
weld joint, may have ____ ____
a. Low ductility a. The HAZ microstructure
b. Low toughness b. Overlap
c. High toughness c. The weld metal microstructure
d. High tensile strength d. All of the above
63. A STRA test is used to measure ____
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69. Which of the following procedures would be 74. Lamellar tearing has occurred in a steel
expected to produce the least distortion in fabrication. What technique could have been
15mm straight butt weld? used to find it before the weld was made?
a. TIG weld‐ single sided, multi‐pass a. X‐ray examination
b. MMA weld‐ single sided, multi‐pass b. Liquid penetrant examination
c. MMA weld‐ double sided, multi pass c. Ultrasonic examination
d. SAW weld‐ 1 pass per side d. It could not have been found by any
inspection method.
70. A suitable gas/gas mixture, for GMAW of
aluminium is ____ 75. Pre‐heating a low alloy steel prior to welding is
a. 100% CO2 done to minimise the risk of ____
b. 100% Argon a. Porosity
c. 80% Argon + 20% CO2 b. Excessive distortion
d. 98% Argon + 2% O2 c. HAZ cracking
d. Lack of fusion
71. Which of the following is associated with SAW
more often than it is with MMA weld is? 76. Typical temperatures used for normalising a C‐
a. Hydrogen cracking in the HAZ Mn steel plate are ____
b. Solidification cracking in the weld metal a. 600 to 650°C
c. Re‐heat cracking during PWHT b. 1000 to 1100°C
d. Lamellar tearing c. 700 to 800°C
d. 880 to 920°C
72. EN ISO 5817 (Level C) specifies that the limit for
the diameter (D) of a single pore in a weld is: D ≤ 77. For GMAW the burn‐off rate of the wire is
0.3s, but max. 4mm where s=material thickness. directly related to ____
For which of the following situations is the pore a. The stick‐out length
acceptable? b. Wire feed speed
a. s= 30mm, measured pore diameter= 5.0mm c. The arc voltage
b. s= 15mm, measured pore diameter= 4.5mm d. The travel speed
c. s=10mm, measured pore diameter= 3.0mm
d. s= 10mm, measured pore diameter= 3.5mm 78. For MMA welding of a 60mm wall nozzle to a
100mm wall vessel shell, pre‐heat temperature
73. To measure arc voltage accurately it is should be checked.
recommended that the voltmeter should be a. Before welding starts/re‐starts
connected ____ b. On the shell and the nozzle
a. Across the arc and as near as practical to the c. At point at least 75mm from the joint edge
arc d. All of the above
b. Across the power source terminals prior to
arc initiation 79. A cracking running along the centreline of a weld
c. Across the power source terminal during the bead could be caused by ____
welding operation a. Use of damp flux
d. All of the above are suitable b. Lack of preheat
c. Arc voltage being too high
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d. Weld bead being too deep and very narrow 85. A carbon manganese steel is being welded by
MMA and the electrode run‐out‐lengths that
80. In order to improve resistance to service failure have been used are much shorter than specified
caused by cyclic loading, it is good practice to by the WPS. This deviation may give ____
____ a. An increased risk of hydrogen cracking
a. Use low heat input welding b. An increased risk of solidification cracking
b. Use steel with a low CEV c. Lower values of HAZ toughness
c. Ensure there are no features that give high d. Higher values of HAZ hardness
stress concentration
d. All of the above 86. The first procedures that is prepared for a Weld
Procedure Qualification test weld is a ____
81. The use of low carbon austenitic stainless steels a. pWPS
and stabilised stainless steels will minimise the b. WPS
risk of ____ c. WPOR
a. HAZ cracking d. WPAR
b. Weld decay
c. Weld metal cracking 87. Transfer of material identification by hard
d. Distortion stamping is sometimes not allowed for high
integrity applications because ____
82. Which type of SAW flux is susceptible to a. It is too slow
breaking down into fine particles during b. It can be a safety hazard
circulation? c. It may be damaging to the material
a. Fused d. All of the above
b. Neutral
c. Alloyed 88. When welding thin plate, distortion can be
d. Agglomerated minimised by ____
a. Using back‐step welding
83. The maximum hardness in the HAZ of a steel will b. Minimising weld volume
increase if the ____ c. Using bridging tacks
a. Heat input is increased d. All of the above
b. CEV is increased
c. Joint thickness is decreased 89. Which of the following would be high Heat Input
d. All of the above welding?
a. 550 J/mm
84. BS EN ISO 5817 (Level B) specifies the limit for b. 55 J/mm
Excess Weld Metal (h) on a butt weld as: h≤ 1mm c. 5.5 J/mm
+ 0.1b, but max. 5mm, b= weld width. In which d. 5.0 kJ/mm
of the following situations is the measured
Excess Weld Metal acceptable. 90. Initiation of a TIG arc by using a High Frequency
a. b= 10 measured excess weld metal= 2.5mm spark may not be allowed because ____
b. b=20 measured excess weld metal= 3.5mm a. It often causes tungsten inclusions
c. b=35 measured excess weld metal= 4.5mm b. It can damage electronic equipment
d. b=45 measured excess weld metal= 5.5mm c. It is an electrical safety hazard
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d. It often causes stop/start porosity d. Improve the mechanical properties of the
weld metal
91. Which of these drawing symbols shows weld
penetration depth in accordance with BS EN 96. A welder approval certificate should be
22553? withdrawn if ____
a. He has not done any welding for a period of
4 months
b. He has been absent from work for a period
of 7 months
c. The repair rate for his welds exceeds 1%
d. All of the above
97. In friction welding, the metal at the interface
when the joining occurs is described as being in
the ____
a. Liquid state
b. Inter‐critical state
c. Plastic state
92. BS EN 288 is a specification for ____ d. Elastic state
a. Welder approval testing
b. Welding equipment calibration 98. A penetrameter is used to measure ____
c. Welding procedure approval a. The size of a discontinuity in a weld joint
d. Consumables for submerged arc welding b. The density of a radiographic film
c. The degree of film contrast
93. What determines the penetration power of d. The quality of the radiographic technique
Gamma rays?
a. Time 99. Which of the following cutting methods is
b. Type of isotope suitable for cutting stainless steel?
c. Source‐to‐film distance a. Plasma
d. Sources strength b. Oxy‐acetylene
c. Oxy‐propane
94. Which element has the greatest effect on the d. All of the above
HAZ hardness of carbon‐manganese steel?
a. Molybdenum 100. Which of the following would be classed as
b. Chromium the most serious type of defect?
c. Titanium a. A buried linear slag inclusion
d. Carbon b. Buried lack of inter‐run fusion
c. Surface breaking lack of sidewall fusion
95. Pre‐heating a steel plate with a carbon d. Surface porosity
equivalent value (CEV) of 0.48 may be required
in order to ____ 101. Ultrasonic testing has an advantage over
a. Drive out moisture from the plate other NDT methods for the detection of ___
b. Prevent excessive hardening in the HAZ a. Lack of sidewall fusion
c. Prevent the formation of carbides
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b. Root undercut d. All of the above
c. Incompletely filled groove
d. Root concavity 107. With reference to the various grades of
stainless steels, which of the following
102. Exceeding the maximum inter‐pass statements is true?
temperature specified for a C‐Mn steel weld a. They are all non‐magnetic
joint, may give ____ b. They all require 100% Ar for GMAW
a. Excessive porosity c. They all have very high thermal conductivity
b. Burn through d. Only certain grades can be used for service
c. Lower toughness at very low temperature
d. All of the above
108. Which of the following AWS A5.1 electrodes
103. MIG/MAG welding has a tendency to give has a rutile covering ____
lack of sidewall fusion when ____ a. E6010
a. Spray transfer conditions are used b. E7016
b. 100% CO2 shielding gas is used c. E7018
c. Pulsed current is used d. E6013
d. Dip transfer conditions are used
109. Welds made with very high heat input will
104. The temperature range over which a steel show a reduction in ____
goes from having high toughness to low a. Tensile ductility
toughness is called ____ b. Notch toughness
a. The critical transformation temperature c. Fatigue strength
b. The ductility dip temperature d. Creep resistance
c. The bi‐modal temperature
d. The transition temperature 110. During PWHT of a complex fabrication, it is
heated to the soak temperature at a much
105. For SAW, what is the effect of raising arc higher rate than specified by the procedure. This
voltage but keeping with all other parameter the may ____
same? a. Cause excessive oxidation
a. The weld bead width will increase b. Not allow sufficient time to relieve stresses
b. The depth of penetration will increase c. Introduce excessive compressive stresses
c. The weld bead width will decrease d. Cause distortion
d. The depth of penetration will decrease
111. When MAG welding in dip transfer mode
106. Changing an essential variable (beyond the (short‐circuiting mode) spatter can be reduced
allowed limits) for a qualified welding procedure by ____
____ a. Using inductance
a. May change the mechanical properties of b. Using 100% CO2
the joint c. Using Ar + 30% He
b. May adversely affect the quality of the weld d. Increasing the stick‐out length
c. Will require a new welding procedure to be
approved
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112. Repair welding of in‐service plant and d. Choice will depend on the welding position
equipment may be more difficult than making
repairs during initial fabrication because ____ 118. The dip transfer mode (or short‐circuiting
a. The material may be contaminated mode) of metal transfer used for MIG/MAG
b. Access to repair area may be difficult welding is characterised by ____
c. Positional welding may be needed a. Giving deep penetration
d. Of any of the above b. Being suitable for positional welding
c. Giving low spatter
113. For gamma radiography of a steel weld at d. All of the above
35mm thick, the recommended isotope is ____
a. Thulium 170 119. Carbon equivalent values (CEV) are used to
b. Ytterbium 169 determine the how to avoid the risk of ____
c. Iridium 192 a. Hydrogen cracking
d. Cobalt 60 b. Lamellar tearing
c. Solidification cracking
114. The sensitivity of a radiograph is assessed d. Weld decay
____
a. By using a densitometer 120. When 2 different material types are welded
b. By using an image quality indicator (IQI) together, the joint is referred to as ____
c. From the kVA used a. A composite joint
d. From stand‐off used b. A transition joint
c. An autogenous weld
115. A transverse tensile test, from a Weld d. All of the above
Procedure Approval Record (WPAR) test plate, is
used to measure ____
a. The tensile strength of the weld
b. The tensile strength of the joint
c. The stress/strain characteristics of the weld
d. The stress/strain characteristics of the joint
116. The highest and lowest heat input positions
are considered to be ____
a. PB highest; PA lowest
b. PE highest; PC lowest
c. PD highest; PB lowest
d. PF highest; PG lowest
117. What type of covering will an electrode have
that is suitable for welding 60mm C‐Mn steel and
can give good weld metal toughness at ‐50°C?
a. Rutile
b. Basic
c. Cellulosic
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1 D 31 C 61 B 91 B
2 B 32 A 62 B 92 C
3 A 33 B 63 D 93 B
4 B 34 A 64 C 94 D
5 C 35 B 65 B 95 B
6 D 36 C 66 D 96 B
7 A 37 B 67 A 97 C
8 D 38 C 68 B 98 D
9 D 39 D 69 C 99 A
10 A 40 C 70 B 100 C
11 D 41 B 71 B 101 A
12 A 42 A 72 C 102 C
13 D 43 B 73 A 103 D
14 C 44 C 74 D 104 D
15 B 45 D 75 C 105 A
16 A 46 A 76 D 106 D
17 A 47 C 77 B 107 D
18 B 48 D 78 D 108 D
19 C 49 C 79 D 109 B
20 C 50 A 80 C 110 D
21 D 51 A 81 B 111 A
22 A 52 A 82 D 112 D
23 B 53 D 83 B 113 C
24 A 54 D 84 C 114 B
25 B 55 B 85 C 115 B
26 C 56 C 86 A 116 D
27 A 57 B 87 C 117 B
28 B 58 A 88 D 118 B
29 B 59 C 89 D 119 A
30 D 60 A 90 B 120 A
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