VALLIAMMAI ENGINEERING COLLEGE

SRM Nagar, Kattankulathur – 603 203

DEPARTMENT OF
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

QUESTION BANK

VIII SEMESTER

ME 6019-NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING AND MATERIALS

Regulation – 2013

Academic Year 2017 – 18

Prepared by Mr.R.SRINIVASAN

Assistant Professor/MECHANICAL
 VALLIAMMMAI ENGINEERING COLLEGE
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
M.E (CAD/CAM)
ME 6019-NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING AND MATERIALS
QUESTION BANK
UNIT-1
OVERVIEW OF NDT
NDT Versus Mechanical testing, Overview of the Non Destructive Testing Methods for the detection of
Manufacturing defects as well as material characterization. Relative merits and limitations, Various physical
characteristics of materials and their applications in NDT, Visual inspection – Unaided and aided.
PART-A
Q.No Questions BT Level Competence
1 Describe destructive testing BT1 Remember
2 Describe non-destructive testing BT 2 Understand
3 List the advantages of NDT BT1 Remember
4 Demonstrate the methods of NDT BT 3 Apply
5 Differentiate destructive testing and non-destructive testing BT 2 Understand
6 Demonstrate the transformation or allotropic transformation BT 3 Apply
7 Define brittleness and hardness BT1 Remember
8 List the factors affecting mechanical properties BT 1 Remember
9 Classify the types of fracture in materials BT 4 Analyze
10 Describe brittle fracture BT 1 Remember
11 Describe ductile fracture BT 1 Remember
12 List the important destructive test carried out on material BT1 Remember
13 Discuss visual testing BT1 Remember
14 Demonstrate the visual testing techniques BT 3 Apply
15 Define direct viewing BT1 Remember
16 Define remote viewing BT1 Remember
17 List the application of visual inspection BT 3 Apply
18 What are the advantage and disadvantage of visual inspection BT 2 Understand
19 List out the service conditions that leads to material failure BT1 Remember
20 List the NDT method used to detect internal defects. BT1 Remember
PART-B
Q.No Questions BT Level Competence
1 (i) Compare the destructive testing methods and non-destructive testing BT 1 Remember
methods with respect to following
(i) Based on its advantage and limitation. (10)
(ii) Based on its application (6)
2 Demonstrate the comparison between destructive and Non-destructive test. BT 3 Apply

3 Explain the following with suitable sketch BT 2 Understand

(i) Elasticity (ii) Hardness (iii) Brittleness
(iv) Ductility (v) Malleability
4 Explain with suitable sketch about the Casting defects during casting BT 4 Apply
process.
5 Illustrate the working principle of VT with suitable sketch BT3 Apply
6 Write short notes about allotropic transformation BT 1 Remember
7 Describe the condition for non destructive testing BT 2 Understand
8 Write short about the non destructive testing methods and the application BT 1 Remember
of each techniques.
9 Explain the following BT 4 Analyze
(i) Application of Visual inspection
(ii) Advantage and disadvantage of Visual inspection
10 Summarize the various non destructive methods which is used for detect BT2 Understand
the material defect
11 Explain With the case study discuss the application of visual inspection BT 4 Analyze
process.
12 Discuss various optical aids used in visual inspection techniques. BT 2 Understand
13 Explain with suitable sketch about the welding defects during welding BT 4 Analyze
process.
14 Explain the following with suitable sketch BT1 Remember
(i) Direct viewing visual techniques (8)
(ii) Remote viewing visual techniques (8)
UNIT-2
SURFACE NDE METHODS
Liquid Penetrant Testing - Principles, types and properties of liquid penetrants, developers, advantages and
limitations of various methods, Testing Procedure, Interpretation of results. Magnetic Particle Testing- Theory of
magnetism, inspection materials Magnetisation methods, Interpretation and evaluation of test indications,
Principles and methods of demagnetization, Residual magnetism.
PART-A
Q.No Questions BT Level Competence
1 List the types of defects analysis in LPT method BT 1 Remember
2 List the steps of dye penetrant inspection BT 1 Remember
3 Name the different liquid penetrants. BT 2 Understand
4 Classify the types of IR sensor BT 3 Apply
5 Describe the working principle of IR sensor BT 1 Remember
6 Describe the principles of liquid penetrant testing BT 1 Remember
7 Summarize the types of liquid penetrant inspection steps BT2 Understand
8 Summarize the application of liquid penetrant testing BT2 Understand
9 What are the advantage of LPT BT 1 Remember
10 What are the disadvantage of LPT methods BT 1 Remember
11 Classify the types of penetrant materials BT 3 Apply
12 Pointout the method used to remove the excess penetrant during inspection BT4 Analyze
13 Define developers BT1 Remember
14 Name the types of developer BT2 Understand
15 Summarize the characteristics of liquid penetrant BT2 Understand
16 Describe non aqueous developers BT4 Analyze
17 Name the magnetic particle used in MPT BT2 Understand
18 Define direct current techniques BT1 Remember
19 List the application of MPT BT1 Remember
20 Describe the principle of MPT BT2 Understand
PART-B
Q.No Questions BT Level Competence
1 Illustrate with neat sketching about the principle of liquid penetrant testing (13) BT 3 Apply

2 (i) Summarize the types of penetrant (3) BT2 Understand

(ii) Discuss about three types of penetrant (10)
3 Explain the testing procedure for liquid penetrant testing BT 2 Understand
4 (i) Explain in detail about penetrant testing material.(10) BT 2 Understand
(ii) Summarize the advantage of LPT. (3)
5 Explain with suitable sketch of various stages of liquid penetrant testing. BT 1 Remember

6 Explain the testing procedure for liquid penetrant inspection with suitable BT 4 Analyze
sketch
7 (i) Explain in detail about types penetrants used for liquid penetrant BT 1 Remember
testing. (10)
(ii) Summarize the disadvantage of LPT. (3)
8 (i) Summarize the characteristics of liquid penetrant. (9) BT 2 Understand
(ii) Summarize the applications of LPT. (5)
9 (i) Describe in detail about types of developers used in LPT. (10) BT 2 Understand
(ii) Summarize the types of developer used in LPT. (3)
10 Explain with suitable sketch about the working principle of Magnetic BT 3 Apply
particle inspection
11 Explain with suitable sketch about following BT 4 Analyze
(i) Circular Magnetization. (7)
(ii) Longitudinal Magnetization.(6)
12 illustrate with suitable sketch about following BT 3 Apply
 (i) Magnetization of irregular parts .(8)
(ii) Demagnetization. (7)
13 Discuss in detail about the general procedure of magnetic particle test. BT 2 Understand
14 Describe the following BT 1 Remember
(i) Residual Magnetization. (8)
(ii)Application of MPT. (5)

UNIT III
THERMOGRAPHY AND EDDY CURRENT TESTING (ET)

Thermography- Principles, Contact and non contact inspection methods, Techniques for applying liquid crystals,
Advantages and limitation - infrared radiation and infrared detectors, Instrumentations and methods, applications.
Eddy Current Testing-Generation of eddy currents, Properties of eddy currents, Eddy current sensing elements,
Probes, Instrumentation, Types of arrangement,Applications, advantages, Limitations, Interpretation/Evaluation.
PART A
Q.No Questions BT Level Competence
1 Define thermography BT 1 Remember
2 Describe pulse thermography BT 2 Understand
3 List the advantage of thermography BT 1 Remember
4 Describe the characteristics of measuring instruments BT 2 Understand
5 Define liquid crystal BT 1 Remember
6 List the parameters which describe the liquid crystal BT 3 Apply
7 Classify liquid crystal nesophase topology BT 3 Apply
8 Summarize the application of liquid crystal thermography method BT 2 Understand
9 Describe the application of thermography BT1 Remember
10 Write short notes on Infrared radiation BT 3 Apply
11 Describe the principle of eddy current method BT 2 Understand
12 List the eddy current sensing elements BT1 Remember
13 Summarize are the disadvantage of eddy current inspection BT 2 Understand
14 Classify eddy current measurements BT 3 Apply
15 List the types of probe used in eddy current inspection BT1 Remember
16 Demonstrate the principle hall effect BT 4 Apply
17 Write the application of eddy current inspection BT 1 Remember
18 What are the disadvantage of eddy current inspection method BT 5 Evaluate
19 Write the PDM application BT 1 Remember
20 Summarize the limitation of eddy current inspection method BT 2 Understand
PART-B
Q.No BT Level Competence
1 Illustrate with suitable sketch about types of thermography. BT 3 Apply
2 Demonstrate about contact and Non-contact inspection techniques used in BT 3 Apply
NDT
3 Write short notes on the following BT 1 Remember
(i) Color change thermography (8)
(ii) Characteristics of measuring instruments (5)
4 (i) Describe the advantage of non-contact inspection over contact BT 2 Understand
inspection techniques. (8)
(ii) Describe the parameter which consider for defining the liquid
crystals (5)
5 Write short notes on mesophases of liquid crystal BT 1 Remember
(i) Nematic phase (7)
(ii) Smectic phase (6)
6 Write short notes on mesophases of liquid crystal BT 1 Remember
(i) Cholesteric phases (7)
(ii) Columnar phase (6)
7 Describe with suitable sketch about working principle of Infrared Sensor. BT 2 Understand
8 Write short notes on the following BT 1 Remember
(i) IR transmitter (7)
(ii) IR receiver (6)
9 Illustrate with suitable sketch about working principle of Eddy current non BT 3 Apply
destructive testing.
10 Write short notes on the following BT 1 Remember
 (i) Inductance (ii) Induction (iii) Inductive reactance
11 Explain with neat sketch about the types of eddy current instrument based BT 4 Analyze
on probes in eddy current non destructive testing.
12 (i) Write the application of eddy current non destructive testing (7) BT 1 Remember
(ii) Write short notes about Infrared detectors (6)
13 Illustrate with neat sketch about the infrared testing methods BT 3 Apply
14 Discuss about the various types of coils used for Eddy current inspection BT 2 Understand

UNIT IV
ULTRASONIC TESTING (UT) AND ACOUSTIC EMISSION (AE)
Ultrasonic Testing-Principle, Transducers, transmission and pulse-echo method, straight beam and angle beam,
instrumentation, data representation, A/Scan, B-scan, C-scan. Phased Array Ultrasound, Time of Flight Diffraction.
Acoustic Emission Technique –Principle, AE parameters, Applications.

Q.No BT Level Competence

1 Define ultrasonic BT 1 Remember
2 List the method used for producing ultrasonic waves BT 1 Remember
3 Summarize the properties of ultrasonic waves BT 3 Analyze
4 Describe the principle of magnetostruction oscillator BT 2 Understand
5 Classify different types of waves BT1 Remember
6 Define transducer BT1 Remember
7 Name the types of ultrasonic transducer BT 1 Remember
8 Describe the principle of Piezo - electric oscillator method oscillator BT 2 Understand
9 Describe piezo electric effect BT 2 Understand
10 What are piezo-electric crystals and give example BT1 Remember
11 Describe inverse piezo-electric effect BT 2 Understand
12 Differentiate magnetostruction and piezo-electric method BT 2 Understand
13 Name the method used for detecting the ultrasonic waves BT1 Remember
14 Define cavitation BT1 Remember
15 Summarize the factors influencing in ultrasonic testing technique BT 2 Understand
16 Describe the principle of flaw detector BT1 Remember
17 Illustrate pulse echo method briefly. BT 3 Apply
18 Describe the principle of pulse echo method BT1 Remember
19 Define acoustic emission technique BT1 Remember
20 Describe straight beam testing techniques BT 1 Remember
PART-B
Q.No BT Level Competence
1 Briefly explain with suitable sketch about working principle of BT 2 Understand
Ultrasonic testing
2 Explain ultrasonic production using Magnetostuction and Piezo BT 1 Remember
Electric methods.
3 Briefly explain with neat sketch about the types of transducer used in BT 2 Understand
ultrasonic testing method.
4 (i) Write application of Ultrasonic testing (10) BT 1 Remember
(ii) Write the limitation of Ultrasonic testing (3)
5 Discuss about various ways of data interpretation in Ultrasonic BT 2 Understand
testing
6 Describe various types of ultrasonic waves on the basis of mode of BT 1 Remember
particle displacement
7 Illustrate with neat sketch about Reflection and Transmission of BT 3 Apply
sound waves
8 Write short notes on BT 1 Remember
(i) Phase array ultrasonic testing
(ii) Crack tip diffraction
9 Illustrate with neat sketch about the following BT 3 Apply
(i) A-Scan
(ii) B-Scan
(iii) C-Scan
10 Illustrate with suitable sketch about working principle of pulse echo BT 3 Apply
method
11 Illustrate with suitable sketch about Acoustic emission testing BT 3 Apply
technique.
12 (i) Summarize the application of acoustic emission technique (8) BT 2 Understand
(ii) Write the advantage and limitation of AE technique (5)
13 (i) Explain with neat sketch about Barkausen effect (7) BT 2 Understand
(ii) Limitation of Pulse echo techniques (6)
14 Illustrate with neat sketch about the angle beam shear wave BT 3 Apply
transducer in Ultrasonic testing
UNIT-5
RADIOGRAPHY (RT)
Principle-interaction of X-Ray with matter, imaging, film and film less techniques, types and use of filters and
screens, geometric factors, Inverse square, law, characteristics of films - graininess,density, speed, contrast,
characteristic curves, Penetrameters, Exposure charts, Radiographic equivalence. Fluoroscopy- Xero-Radiography,
Computed Radiography, Computed Tomography
PART-A
Q.No Questions BT Level Competence
1 Describe radiography testing BT 1 Remember
2 Describe the principles of radiography BT 1 Remember
3 Summarize the properties of X ray BT 2 Understand
4 Summarize the properties of gamma rays BT 2 Understand
5 What are the disadvantage of radiography testing BT 1 Remember

6 Define X ray radiography BT 1 Remember

7 Describe bremsstrahlung radiation BT1 Remember
8 List the factor to be considered for film selection BT 1 Remember
9 Define square law BT1 Remember
10 Describe radiography density BT1 Remember
11 Describe radiography contrast BT 2 Understand
12 What is mean by film contrast BT 2 Understand
13 Classify the types of radiographic testing BT 3 Apply
14 Describe geometric factor and screen factor BT1 Remember
15 Summarize the techniques used for measure radiography density BT 2 Understand
16 Define transmitted density BT 1 Remember
17 Describe xeroradiography BT 1 Remember
18 Describe computed tomography BT 1 Remember
19 Explain about working principle of CT BT 1 Remember
20 Describe about Diagnostic digital radiography BT 2 Understand
PART-B
Q.No Questions BT Level Competence
1 Briefly explain with suitable sketch about working principle of Radio BT 1 Remember
graphic testing technique
2 Illustrate with suitable sketch range and limitations of Radio graphic BT 3 Apply
testing technique
3 Briefly explain interaction of X-ray with neat sketch BT 1 Understand
4 Illustrate with suitable sketch about the production of X-ray BT 3 Apply
5 (i) Describe the construction of radiographic film (8) BT 2 Remember
(ii) List the factors to be considered for selection of
Radiographic film (5)
6 Illustrate with neat sketch about the characteristic curves of radio BT 3 Apply
graphic film in RT.
7 Explain the various types of radiation detection image in BT 4 Analyze
Radiographic testing techniques
8 Write short notes on BT 1 Understand
(i) Radiographic density
(ii) Radiographic contrast
9 Illustrate with neat sketch about the following BT 3 Apply
(i) Fluoroscopy Radiographic system
(ii) Xeroradiography
10 Illustrate with neat sketch about the BT 3 Apply
(i) Stereo radiography
(ii) Neutron radiography
11 Explain with neat sketch about the Computed Tomography BT 4 Analyze
12 Explain with neat sketch about the Computed Radiography BT 4 Analyze
13 (i) Summarize the application of Computed Radiography BT 2 Understand
(ii) Summarize the limitations of Computed Radiography
14 Explain with neat sketch about the Exposure charts in Radiography BT 3 Apply
testing technique.