Ultrasonic Testing Ut Q Bank A-6

ULTRASONIC TESTING
UT Q BANK A-6
1. The most common application of ultrasonic tests using shear waves is:
a. Detection of discontinuities in pipe , tubing, and welds.
b. Determining elastic properties of materials
c. Detection of laminations in rolled plate
d. Testing large round specimens
2. The revolution indication found on a CRT screen when testing pipe

represents:
a. 180 degrees of sound travel in specimen
b. 360 degrees of sound travel in specimen
c. The rotating of the pipe past the transducer
d. The diameter of the pipe
3. A notch-type reference standard for testing of tubing should be

machined on:
a. Both inner and outer surfaces
b. The inner surface only
c. The outer surface only
4. During weld testing, the fusion zone many returns a reflection that is
similar to reflections from discontinuities.
a. True
b. False
5. The term “ skip distance” refers to the bouncing of a sound beam

between opposite material boundaries in angle-beam testing. This
distance will change as material thickness changes.
a. True
b. False
6. Skip distance is determined by

a. The angle of reflection
b. The test frequency used
c. the pulse width used
d. The incidence angle
7. Generally, the best ultrasonic testing method for detecting

discontinuities oriented along the fusion zone in a welded plate is:
a. Contact method using surface waves
b. Straight –beam method using longitudinal waves
c. Angle –beam method using shear waves
d. Straight –beam method using plate waves
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8. When using the formula A =W (Sin α) to determine a discontinuity’s
physical location, the transducer wedge sound travel distance must be
first determined before any calculations can be made as to
discontinuity location
a. True
b. False
9. A weld test ruler can be used to locate discontinuities in any material

a. True
b. False
10. The IIW (International Institute of Welding) reference blocks can be

used to test welds in any material
a. True
b. False
11. Direct reading ultrasonic calculators can be used to locate

discontinuities in plate when:
a. Plate thickness and transducer refraction angle are known
b. Plate thickness and transducer wedges velocity are known
c. Transducer wedge and plate velocities are known
d. Transducer incident beam angle and plate sound velocity are
known
12. A wetting agent is used in immersion test tanks to prevent the

formation of small air bubbles that could produce confusing
reflections:
a. True
b. False
13. The carriage used in immersion testing supports the:

a. Immersion tank
b. Equipment operator
c. Scanner tube and manipulator
d. Test instrument
14. The tubular device held by the manipulator is called a:

a. Vertical probe
b. Wand
c. Scanner tube
d. Transducer
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15. Which of the following is an advantage of a focused transducer over a
conventional transducer used in immersion testing?
a. Less sensitivity to small discontinuities
b. Increased resolving power
c. Increased effects from surface roughness.
d. Greater penetrating power.
16. If a test specimen is too large to be placed in an immersion tank , the

advantages of immersion testing can still be attained by using a
“bubbler”(water column)
a. True
b. False
17. In immersion testing, the water multiples that may be seen on the CRT
screen between the front and back surface reflections can be
eliminated by:
a. Using a different frequency transducer
b. Increasing distance from transducer to test specimen
c. Using a contour – corrections lens
d. Decreasing instrument sensitivity
18. A general rule of thumb in determining the correct water distance to

use in immersion testing is that the water distance should be:
a. Equal to the thickness of the test specimen
b. One half the thickness of the test specimen
c. One-quarter the thickness of the test specimen plus ¼ inch
d. Equal to the thickness of the test specimen plus ¼ inch
19. In immersion testing, the transducer will be transmitting its sound

beam perpendicular to the test surface when the following indication is
received on the CRT:
a. Maximum front-surface reflection
b. Elimination of water multiples
c. Minimum back-surface amplitude
d. Maximum initial pulse amplitude
20. In immersion testing, the water distance between the transducer and
test specimen should be:
a. As small as possible
b. As great as possible
c. Same as that used for standardization
d. Twice the specimen thickness
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21. In immersion testing, the area at which a sound beam enters a
specimen can be determined using a straight-edged “metal spoon”
a. True
b. False
22. During immersion testing, it is often necessary to angulate the

transducer when a discontinuity is located to:
a. Avoid a large number of back reflections that could interfere with a
normal test pattern
b. Obtain a maximum response if discontinuity is not originally
oriented perpendicular to the sound beam.
c. Obtain the maximum number of front-surface reflection
d. Obtain a discontinuity indication that is the same height as the
indication from the flat – bottomed hole in a reference block
23. In immersion testing and with reference to straight –beam testing

where no facilities exist for automatic scanning and recording, the
angle-beam technique is generally the more rapid scanning technique
to use
a. True
b. False
24. Either longitudinal or shear waves can be used in immersion testing of

cylindrically-shaped specimens
a. True
b. False
25. Thin willed tubing is most effectively tested using:

a. Longitudinal waves
b. Shear waves
c. Articulated waves
d. Compressional waves
26. In immersion testing using the angle –beam technique, the specimen
front surface indication will be:
a. Small and poorly –defined
b. Small but well defined
c. Strong and well – defined
d. High is amplitude
27. When testing a spot weld with a sound beam that is the same size as
the weld nugget, the CRT pattern from a good spot weld will show
a. Both single and double sheet thickness indications
b. Double-sheet thickness indications with little decreases in
amplitude
c. Double-sheet thickness indications , decreasing in amplitude
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28. An unbounded condition can best be detected when the materials
involved give a good coupling when bounded.
a. True
b. False
29. A non relevant indication that appears like a discontinuity indication

but is not synchronized with sweep line on the CRT and moves from
left to right will be due to:
a. Electrical interference
b. Loose transducer crystal
c. Material structure interference
d. Interference from refraction
30. A loose or defective transducer crystal will produce a ringing effect on

a CRT screen
a. True
b. False
31. In contact testing , spurious indications resulting from transducer

wedge interference can be isolated simply by lifting the transducer off
the test specimen and seeing if the indication remains on the CRT
screen
a. True
b. False
32. In straight –beam testing using two transducers, a discontinuity

indications that can be damped out by placing a finger on the surface is
the result of:
a. Longitudinal waves striking a discontinuity
b. Specimen grain structure
c. Surface waves traveling on the test specimen surface
d. Electrical interference
33. An ultrasonic equipment operator should primarily look for indications

appearing to the left of the back-surface reflection because
a. They are the strongest and most easily seen.
b. The determine material thickness
c. They determine what test specification may be used
d. They are most likely to be caused by discontinuities
34. In testing long specimens, spurious signals may result if the sound
beam spreads into the sides of the material before reaching the back
surface
a. True
b. False
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35. Interference from coarse grain in a test specimen can sometimes be
distinguished by numerous reflections following the front surface
indication
a. True
b. False
36. In contact angle- beam testing, an indication that moves slowly across
the CRT sweep or changes amplitude can be the result of
a. Too much couplant
b. Not enough couplant
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ULTRASONIC TESTING
UT Q BANK A-6
ANSWERS
QUESTIONS ANSWERS QUESTIONS ANSWERS
1 A 18 C
2 A 19 A
3 A 20 B
4 D 21 A
5 C 22 A
6 A 23 B
7 B 24 A
8 B 25 C
9 A 26 A
10 A 27 A
11 C 28 A
12 C 29 A
13 B 30 C
14 A 31 D
15 B 32 A
16 C 33 A
17 A 34 A
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ULTRASONIC TESTING

2. The revolution indication found on a CRT screen when testing pipe

3. A notch-type reference standard for testing of tubing should be

5. The term “ skip distance” refers to the bouncing of a sound beam

6. Skip distance is determined by

7. Generally, the best ultrasonic testing method for detecting

9. A weld test ruler can be used to locate discontinuities in any material

10. The IIW (International Institute of Welding) reference blocks can be

11. Direct reading ultrasonic calculators can be used to locate

12. A wetting agent is used in immersion test tanks to prevent the

13. The carriage used in immersion testing supports the:

14. The tubular device held by the manipulator is called a:

16. If a test specimen is too large to be placed in an immersion tank , the

18. A general rule of thumb in determining the correct water distance to

19. In immersion testing, the transducer will be transmitting its sound

22. During immersion testing, it is often necessary to angulate the

23. In immersion testing and with reference to straight –beam testing

24. Either longitudinal or shear waves can be used in immersion testing of

25. Thin willed tubing is most effectively tested using:

29. A non relevant indication that appears like a discontinuity indication

30. A loose or defective transducer crystal will produce a ringing effect on

31. In contact testing , spurious indications resulting from transducer

32. In straight –beam testing using two transducers, a discontinuity

33. An ultrasonic equipment operator should primarily look for indications

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