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    1

    RUSAYL INSTITUTE
    ULTRASONIC TESTING – LEVEL II
    UT Q BANK – 4

    1. For metallic materials, attenuation of the ultrasonic energy is


    primarily determined by
    a. The velocity of sound in material
    b. The physical density of the material
    c. The grain size of the material
    d. The chemical characteristics of the material

    2. Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT) crystal is


    a. Best transmitter.
    b. Best receiver
    c. Best for high temperature applications (300ºC)
    d. Soluble in water and hence not to be used for immersion testing

    3. The depth of penetration of a 4 Mhz frequency surface waves in


    steel is about
    a. 0.65 mm
    b. 0.73 mm
    c. 1.20 mm
    d. 1.35 mm

    4. The total divergent angle of a 10 mm dia probe in steel is 20.75


    degrees. The near zone of the same probe in same material will
    be
    a. 8.5 mm
    b. 12.8 mm
    c. 16.7 mm
    d. data insufficient for calculation

    5. In the electronic circuitry of the flaw detector, the delay control is


    incorporated in the
    a. Time base control
    b. Amplifier control
    c. Pulse generator control
    d. Transducer control
    2

    6. The CRT pattern during partial range calibration of 30 mm plate,


    with longitudinal wave, is shown below. The range set is

    2nd BW 3rd BW

    2 8

    a. 0 – 50 mm
    b. 20 – 70 mm
    c. 50 – 100 mm
    d. 70 – 120 mm

    7. In a 15 mm thick weld examination, with 60 degree probe, an echo


    was noted at 50 mm beam path. To characterize the
    discontinuity, the area was scanned again with 45 degree probe.
    The echo of the discontinuity will appear in a beam path length of
    a. 14 mm
    b. 28 mm
    c. 35 mm
    d. 42 mm

    8. For a longitudinal examination of a plate the back wall echo was


    set to 80% of full scale height (FSH) as reference with 52 dB gain.
    During the examination a signal was found to b e more than 100%
    FSH and hence, the gain was reduced to set the signal at 80%
    FSH. The new gain was found to be 48 dB. The actual signal
    amplitude will be
    a. 115%
    b. 128%
    c. 140%
    d. 158%

    9. The approximate maximum thickness that can be examined on a


    200 mm OD pipe using 45 degree shear wave is
    a. 15 mm
    b. 20 mm
    c. 30 mm
    d. 60 mm
    3

    10. The time taken by a 4 Mhz longitudinal wave, in a 10 mm thick


    steel plate, to produce a back wall is
    a. 3.07 micro-sec
    b. 6.15 micro-sec
    c. 1.66 micro-sec
    d. 3.33 micro-sec

    11. The percentage of transmission, while testing a titanium overlay


    on a steel base, using longitudinal beam will be
    a. 6%
    b. 94%
    c. 12%
    d. 100%

    12. An ultrasonic flaw detector has been calibrated to 100 mm range


    with steel using 4 Mhz probe. During testing a different material
    of 60 mm thickness, the first back wall was appearing at 75 mm in
    CRT. The sound velocity of the material is closest to
    a. 7500 m/sec.
    b. 6000 m/sec.
    c. 4800 m/sec.
    d. 3250 m/sec.

    13. Higher the crystal diameter of a transducer


    a. Greater the beam divergence and greater the near zone.
    b. Lower the beam divergence and greater the near zone.
    c. Greater the beam divergence and lower the near zone
    d. Lower the beam divergence and lower the near zone.

    14. The angle of Perspex required to produce 70 degree incident


    longitudinal wave in steel is
    a. 10.0
    b. 24.5
    c. 25.0
    d. 52.0

    15. In an angle beam examination of 25 mm thick carbon steel weld


    using 60 degree probe, an indication was noted at a beam path
    distance of 70 mm. The depth of the discontinuity from the
    scanning surface is
    a. 10 mm
    b. 15 mm
    c. 17 mm
    d. 20 mm
    4

    16. A steel block is immersed in water and a 10 degree angle tilt of


    the transducer in water will produce in steel
    a. A 5.0 deg. Shear and 2.5 deg. Long.
    b. A 2.5 deg. Shear and 5.0 deg. Long.
    c. A 22.0 deg. Shear and 44.0 deg. Long.
    d. A 44.0 deg. Shear and 22.0 deg. Long.

    17. Comparing an axial direction notch with same sizes (depth = dia
    and same length), that of a side drilled hole (SDH) in a weld, when
    scanned with angle beam, which of the following statement is
    correct.
    a. Notch will give higher amplitude and better sensitivity
    b. SDH will give higher amplitude and lower sensitivity
    c. Notch will give lesser amplitude and better sensitivity
    d. SDH will give lesser amplitude and better sensitivity

    18. One of the most important draw back of the through transmission
    technique is
    a. It will not give the amplitude of the back wall.
    b. It will not give the amplitude of the discontinuity for sizing
    c. It will not give the location of the defect.
    d. It requires both the side accesses for scanning.

    19. The ideal solution for detecting the vertically oriented


    discontinuity in thick material by ultrasonic examination is by
    using
    a. Surface wave technique
    b. Shear wave technique
    c. Longitudinal wave technique
    d. Pitch and catch technique

    20. A transducer produces 70 degree shear wave in steel. The same


    transducer in copper produce a
    a. 20.1 long
    b. 40.5 shear
    c. 40.5 long
    d. 40.8 shear

    21. The thickness of a Barium Titanate crystal for producing 4 Mhz


    longitudinal wave in steel is
    a. 0.69 mm
    b. 0.75 mm
    c. 1.38 mm
    d. 1.50 mm
    5

    22. The calibration for a longitudinal examination of a 50 mm thick


    carbon steel plate with 4 Mhz, 10 dia transducer has been carried
    out with particular gain setting, using three 3 mm dia flat bottom
    holes. The first hole echo was noted at 12.5 mm with an
    amplitude of 50%. The second hole echo was noted at 25.0 mm
    with an amplitude of 80%. The third hole echo was noted at 37.5
    mm with an amplitude of 50%. The first and most appropriate
    reason for the amplitude variation between the first and the
    second hole may be due to
    a. Variation of flatness in the holes.
    b. Variation in the flatness of the calibration block at the respective
    locations
    c. The first hoe lies with in the near zone
    d. Variation in the attenuation of the block at the respective locations.

    23. The ideal transducer for examining a coarse grain structured


    material is
    a. 5 MHz
    b. 4 MHz
    c. 2 MHz
    d. 1 MHz

    24. The following figure is the sensitivity curve of a transmitter


    receiver probe (T–R probe). The best thickness range of this
    transducer that can be examined with a 60% sensitivity is

    80%
    60%

    40%

    10 20 30 40 50
    a. 12 to 48 mm
    b. 15 to 45 mm
    c. 20 to 40 mm
    d. 25 to 35 mm

    25. The dead zone is indicated in the CRT during any examination by
    a. The first reflection of the specimen
    b. The width of the initial transmitted pulse
    c. The amplitude of the initial transmitted pulse
    d. The frequency of the transducer used
    6

    26. In an examination of 25 mm thick forged steel square bar, when


    the equipment range was calibrated to 50 mm, with the final
    dimensional requirement of 20 mm by 20 mm, the gate with alarm
    has to be set to
    a. 5 mm to 45 mm
    b. 10 mm to 40 mm
    c. 5 mm to 25 mm
    d. 5 mm to 20 mm

    27. The amount of ultrasonic energy reflected from a discontinuity


    will depends on
    a. The size of the discontinuity
    b. The orientation of the discontinuity
    c. The type of the discontinuity
    d. All of the above

    28. The V2 block can be used for which of the range setting, than the
    V1 block
    a. 0 – 225 mm
    b. 0 – 125 mm
    c. 0 – 50 mm
    d. all of the above can be set with V1 block

    29. In the far field of a normal beam transducer, echo amplitude from
    a 3 mm dia flat bottom hole (FBH) was set to 50% of full scale
    height. Under similar conditions the echo from a 6 mm dia FBH
    will have an amplitude of
    a. 50%
    b. 100%
    c. 150%
    d. 200%

    30. An axial examination of 75 mm dia and 300 mm long round steel


    forging, using 10 mm dia 4 MHz transducer from the ends,
    indicated number of echoes after the first back wall echo, with out
    any echoes between the initial and first back wall echoes. These
    number of echoes is due to
    a. Reflected echoes from the discontinuities
    b. Reflected echoes from the side of the component
    c. Reflected echoes from the transducer element
    d. Electrical disturbances
    7

    31. For setting the range from 100 mm to 150 mm which of the flaw
    detectors controls to be used.
    a. Range
    b. Delay
    c. Both a & b
    d. None of a or b

    32. The most important reason for changing the frequency of the
    transducer from higher to lower is
    a. For detecting near surface discontinuity
    b. To size the discontinuity precisely
    c. To get more reflected signal from the discontinuity
    d. To accommodate sound beam to travel more distance in the
    material

    33. The best ultrasonic method for examining small diameter (less
    than 50 mm) thin walled (up to 5 mm) tubing is by using
    a. Small sub-miniature angle beam transducer
    b. Curved wedge attached to a standard angle beam transducer
    c. Immersion method with focused transducer
    d. Surface wave transducer

    34. In a weld examination two signals are noted as shown below. The
    specification requires any indication of 50% of DAC have to be
    recorded. Which of the indication/s to be recorded.

    80% DAC

    55%
    40%

    30%

    a. Only 55%
    b. Only 30%
    c. Both the signals
    d. None of the signals
    8

    35. If an ultrasonic wave is transmitted through an interface of two


    materials in which the first material has a lower velocity and same
    impedance as that of second material, the angle of refraction will
    be
    a. Greater than the angle of incident
    b. Same as the angle of incident
    c. Lower than the angle of incident
    d. Beyond the critical angle

    36. To find the presence of lamination, under normal condition, in


    lower thickness plates (10 mm and below) the ideal method is
    a. Using high frequency (25 MHz) transducer
    b. Using transmitter receiver probes
    c. Using shear wave
    d. Using multiple echo technique

    37. The curie point / temperature is


    a. The crystals working temperature
    b. The point at which the crystal looses its piezoelectric property
    c. The point at which the crystal looses its chemical properties
    d. The point at which the crystal will became powder

    38. The ultrasonic thickness gauge can be used, other than thickness
    measurement, for
    a. Detecting defects in casting
    b. Measuring velocity of other material
    c. Measuring the density of concrete
    d. Identifying the material

    39. In an examination of discontinuity was noted with a length of 20


    mm using 6 dB drop method. The size of the same discontinuity
    using 20 dB drop method will be
    a. Less than the size noted
    b. Same as the size noted
    c. More than the size noted
    d. Any of the above

    40. The Perspex in the IIW – VI block is used


    a. For checking the angle of shear wave probe
    b. For checking the angle of shear and longitudinal angle beam
    probes
    c. During evaluating the near zone
    d. To assess the maximum power of the equipment and probe
    combination.
    9

    RUSAYL INSTITUTE
    ULTRASONIC TESTING – LEVEL II
    UT Q BANK – 4
    ANSWERS

    QUESTIONS ANSWERS QUESTIONS ANSWERS


    1 C 21 B
    2 A 22 C
    3 B 23 D
    4 C 24 C
    5 A 25 B
    6 B 26 A
    7 C 27 D
    8 B 28 C
    9 C 29 D
    10 C 30 B
    11 B 31 C
    12 A 32 D
    13 B 33 C
    14 C 34 C
    15 B 35 C
    16 C 36 D
    17 D 37 B
    18 C 38 B
    19 D 39 C
    20 D 40 D

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