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Answers to be indicated on Candidate Answer Sheet under the heading of Technology Candidates must not mark this sheet; failure to
follow these instructions could lead to this part of the examination being void.
2. How do we determine what the correct weld preparation (root gap, root face, included angle) should
a) By consulting the WPSs b) The fabrication drawing will give all the information
c) The welder will decide d) The inspector will recommend what is suitable
3. How are the lengths of tack welds during assembly and fit up determined?
a) By the welders as they have extensive knowledge
b) The fabrication specification will give minimum tack length requirements
c) The fabrication drawing will give all the information
d) Any length of tack weld will do for assembly
10. Who has the responsibility of ensuring the welder is using the correct polarity during welding?
a) The welder and the welding inspector b) Store man and the welder
c) Welding Engineer d) The Q/A department
13. The welder have increased the voltage on the SAW welding set, what would be the effect on the weld appearance?
a) No effect b) The weld width would be narrower
c) The penetration will be increased d) The weld width would be wider
14. What course of action should be taken upon finding a welder using incorrect shielding gas?
a) Allow welding to proceed if the workman ship is good
b) Report the incident and record all relevant information
c) None if the tensile strength of the consumables is the same as the approved one
d) Change the electrode for the correct type and continue welding
15. What is the maximum OCV allowed to initiate an arc when using A. C current?
a) 1000V b) 10V c) 90V d) 900V
19. Why would visual inspection of the excess weld metal at the bottom of a cross country pipeline be important?
a) It is the most difficult area to weld b) It is the dirtiest part of the pipe as it is near the ground
c) Welders always forget to weld the bottom d) It is the most difficult area to radiograph
20. Who has the final responsibility of sentencing and accepting a weld on completion?
a) The contractors inspector b) Site manager
c) The welder d) The clients inspector or certifying authority
21. Why is it essential to clean the excess weld metal on completion of the production weld?
a) So it can be ready for painting b) To remove any rust
c) To ensure it is suitably clean for visual inspection and NDT d) To remove slag from the undercut
22. To assess the surface of a weld for direct inspection, the distance from the surface to eye should be a
maximum of?
a) 200mm b) 600mm c) 60mm d) 6000mm
23. What is the recommended minimum range of illumination required by BS EN 970 for inspection of a welded
surface?
a) 90 to 125 lux b) 150 to 250 lux c) 350 to 500 lux d) 35 to 50 lux
25. In a welding procedure transverse joint tensile test the following observations were made. The
specimen CS A was recorded as 25mm x 12mm and the maximum load applied was recorded as
150kN. What is the UTS?
26. In a transverse weld tensile test, if the break was in the weld metal, the sample would he:
a) Rejected
b) Retested
c) Acceptable if the UTS is equal to or greater than the specified UTS of the plate
d) Acceptable if the UTS is between 80-90% of the specified UTS of the plate
27. In a n a l l w e l d t e n s i l e t e s t , t h e o r i g i n a l s p e c i m e n g a u g e l e n g t h w a s 5 0 m m , a n d a f t e r t h e t e s t t h e
increased gauge length was 60mm, what is the elongation percentage?
a) % A is 50 b) % A is 20 c) % A is 29 d) % A is 36
28. Some c o d e s r e q u i r e t h e e x c e s s w e l d m e t a l ( w e l d c a p ) o n c r o s s w e l d j o i n t ` t e n s i l e s p e c i m e n s t o b e
flush, this is because:
b) This is to remove any porosity in the excess weld metal (weld cap)
c) It is easier to calculate the cross sectional area of the joint when fl ushed
d) Flushed caps have fewer stress raisers and therefore give a more accurate result
29. In welder qualification testing of 20mm plates, why are side bends used instead of root and face
bends?
a) They are easier to produce b) The testing equipment cannot handle thick root/face bends
c) Root defects are not important for welder qualification d) They give more accurate indications
30. Mechanical tests are divided in to two areas, identify these from the list below:
31. When examining a completed bend test, the angle of the bend was found to be 175. The testing specification
calls for the sample to have been formed through 180?
c) They should be acceptable as the reduction in angle is due to material spring back
32. Charpy testing is carried out on a welding procedure test plate because?
b) The impact test results can be used to verify that the material has not been adversely affected by the heat of the welding
d) It gives a quick indication of the weld quality for welder qualification tests.
33. Charpy impact tests showing a flat but rough surface after the completed test, this would indicate which type of
failure?
a) Fatigue
b) Ductile
c) Fatigue to ductile
d) Brittle
34. A butt weld has been made by MMA in a 50mm thick impact tested steel plate. The welding electrode used was a
basic type, 5mm diameter. The measured welding parameters for one of the runs was 220 amps, 21 volts, using
DC+ve polarity, and a ROL:of 270mm per min. What would be the arc energy?
a) Insufficient information given to calculate the arc energy
b) 1.54kJ/mm
c) 1.026kJ/mm
d) 2.82kJ/mm
36. When MMA welding what will be the effect on the weld f the power source was changed from DC+ve to AC?
a) None
b) It would have been easier for the welder to strike the arc
c) It would slightly increase the depth of penetration
d) It would slightly decrease the depth of penetration
37. What would the effect be if the polarity were changed from DC+ve to DC-ve?
a) None
b) Greater deposition rate
c) Greater penetration
d) Less deposition rate