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1. Which of the following is the most likely cause of slag inclusions in manual metallic arc welds?
a) Poor inter-run cleaning a.________
b) Insufficient pre-heat b.________
c) Large included angle c.________
d) Welding in the downhand position d.________
2. Welds in austenitic stainless steel are usually difficult to test by UT. This is largely due to:-
a) The coarse grain structure of the weld deposit a.________
b) The coarse grain structure of the parent materials b.________
c) Porosity in the weld deposit c.________
d) The laminar defects which are common in the parent material d.________
3. AUT (Automatic Ultrasonics) is best carried out on which of the following:
a) Machined weld preparations for automatic welding a.________
b) Machined weld preparations for manual welding b.________
c) Flame cut weld preparations for automatic welding c.________
d) Only on Stainless steel d.________
4. On a typical material test certificate which of the following terms/abbreviations means UTS
a) Re a.________
b) Rm b.________
c) Rp0.2 c.________
d) Z% d.________
5. The welding defect that primarily affects ‘T’, corner and cruciform welded joints that is caused by
low ductility in the through thickness direction of the parent material is known as:
a) An underbead crack a.________
b) A lamellar tear b.________
c) A hot tear c.________
d) A delayed hydrogen crack d.________
6. Which of the following arc welding processes will generally give the deepest penetration?
a) Manual metallic arc welding a.________
b) Metal inert gas welding b.________
c) Tungsten inert gas welding c.________
d) Submerged arc welding d.________
7. The possibility for delayed hydrogen cracking in a carbon steel weld can be reduced by:
a) Reducing the pre-heat a.________
b) Ensure that only Rutile covered electrodes are used b.________
c) Ensuring that a low heat input is used c.________
d) Ensure that only Basic covered electrodes are used d.________
8. The two welding processes most commonly used for welding aluminium alloys are:
a) TIG & MMA a.________
b) SAW & MMA b.________
c) MIG & TIG c.________
d) MAG & MMA d.________
9. In order to reduce welding distortion which of the following methods would you use?
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a) A 90 Degree V preparation a.________
b) Minimise the number of passes b.________
c) Increase the pre-heat c.________
d) The maximum number of runs possible d.________
10. When welding thick plate which process is normally used in the vertical up welding position?
a) Submerged arc a.________
b) Electron beam b.________
c) Electro-slag c.________
d) Narrow gap metal inert gas d.________
11. In manual metallic arc welds a delayed hydrogen crack is most likely to occur where?
a) At the weld centreline a.________
b) In the heat affected zone b.________
c) In the root run c.________
d) Between adjacent weld runs d.________
Figure 1: A fillet weld
12. The correct term for distance ‘a’ in figure 1 above is:
a) Actual throat thickness a.________
b) Leg length b.________
c) Fillet thickness c.________
d) Design throat thickness d.________
13. The welding process that is particularly suited to producing large area welds between dissimilar
alloys is:
a) Explosion bonding a.________
b) Diffusion bonding b.________
c) Ultrasonic welding c.________
d) Friction stir welding d.________
14. When inspecting an austenitic stainless steel butt weld for surface and subsurface defects one
would employ:
a) MPI and ultrasonic inspection a.________
b) MPI and radiography b.________
c) DPI and radiography c.________
d) MPI and DPI d.________
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Figure 1: Common weld preparations
15. Look at figure 1 above. Lamellar tearing is most likely to occur in weld configuration:-
a) A a.________
b) B b.________
c) C c.________
d) none of the above, it would be equally likely in all cases d.________
16. A chevron crack is an example of what type of cracking?
a) Heat affected zone cracking a.________
b) Fatigue cracking b.________
c) Crater cracking c.________
d) Transverse cracking d.________
17. Heat affected zone cracks have been known to occur long after the completion of a weld.
Such cracks may be caused by:-
a) Welding with damp electrodes a.________
b) Lack of preheat b.________
c) Susceptible grain structure c.________
d) All of the above can lead to HAZ cracking d.________
18. The preferred welding process for joining steel plates 50 mm thick by full penetration butt welds
would be:-
a) Manual metallic arc welding a.________
b) Tungsten inert gas welding b.________
c) Submerged arc welding c.________
d) Resistance welding d.________
19. Which method of inspection is used to detect laminations over a large area of plate material ?
a) Radiography a.________
b) Fluorescent penetrant detection b.________
c) Magnetic particle inspection c.________
d) Ultrasonic testing d.________
20. The term “probe” relates to which of the following NDT processes?
a) Radiography a.________
b) Magnetic particle b.________
c) Ultrasonic c.________
d) Fluorescent particle d.________
21. The most common type of service failure caused by cyclic loading is:
a) Ductile tearing a.________
b) Fatigue b.________
c) Brittle fracture c.________
d) Stress corrosion cracking d.________
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22. What units are used for the measure of tensile strength?
a) Joules a.________
b) J/mm2 b.________
c) N/mm2 c.________
d) P/mm2 d.________
23. A weld joint, that is to be subjected to ultrasonic testing, usually requires:
a) Removal of all excess weld metal a.________
b) Penetrant testing first b.________
c) Densitometer calibration c.________
d) Some surface preparation d.________
24. Which of the following is not an essential variable for welding procedure qualification?
a) Welding process a.________
b) Material type b.________
c) The bevel angle c.________
d) PWHT d.________
25. A typical temperature for normalising carbon–manganese steel is:
a) 200°C a.________
b) 600°C b.________
c) 900°C c.________
d) 1200°C d.________
26. A pipeline is to be laid across country. Which of the following methods would normally be used to
detect root defects?
a) Eddy current testing a.________
b) Radiography b.________
c) Hydrostatic testing c.________
d) Liquid penetrant Inspection
d.________
27. Which of the following cannot be detected by penetrant testing?
a) Surface breaking planar flaws a.________
b) Undercut b.________
c) Buried planar flaws c.________
d) Non-planar surface flaws d.________
28. What element may cause a carbon steel weld to suffer from “hot shortness”?
a) Silicon a.________
b) Martensite b.________
c) Manganese c.________
d) Sulphur d.________
29. A typical “soak” temperature for stress relieving carbon/ manganese steel weldments is:
a) 2000C a.________
b) 6000C b.________
c) 8000C c.________
d) 10000C d.________
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30. Martensitic type structures can be formed in steel by
a) Pre- heat being excessive. a._______
b) Rapid cooling of the material b._______
c) High heat inputs due to welding. c._______
d) High hydrogen process being used. d._______
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