Twi Training & Certification: You May Need To Read Ahead in The Notes To Answer Some of These Questions
Twi Training & Certification: You May Need To Read Ahead in The Notes To Answer Some of These Questions
Twi Training & Certification: You May Need To Read Ahead in The Notes To Answer Some of These Questions
Note: You may need to read ahead in the notes to answer some of these questions.
1. An ultrasonic longitudinal wave travels in aluminium with a velocity of 635,000 cm/sec and has a
frequency of 2 megahertz. The wavelength of this ultrasonic wave is:
A. 6.35 feet
B. 1.33 mm
C C. 6.35 mm
D. 3.17 mm
A. Locate and evaluate discontinuities lying parallel to the surface of the test specimen
B. Locate and evaluate discontinuities that lie parallel to the sound beam
C. Detect discontinuities that are at 90 degrees to the sound beam
D. Detect discontinuities in immersion testing.
A. Angulation
B. Calibration
C. Attenuation
D Correlation
A. Lamb wave
B. Shear wave
C. Longitudinal wave
D. Transverse wave
A. Shear waves
B. Longitudinal waves
C. Transverse waves
D. Surface waves
7. A material used between the face of a search unit and the test surface to permit or improve the
transmission of ultrasonic vibrations from the search unit to the material being tested is called:
A. A wetting agent
B. A couplant
C. An acoustic transmitter
D. A lubricant
8. The piezoelectric material in a probe, which vibrates to produce ultrasonic waves, is called:
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A. A backing material
B. A lucite wedge
C. A transducer element or crystal
D. A couplant
9. Ultrasonic testing of a material where the probe is in direct contact with the material being tested is:
Figure 1
12. Which of the following search units would contain the thinnest quartz crystal
A. Refracted angles
B. Wavelength
C. Frequency
D. All of the above
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C. 3 wavelengths below the surface
D. At radii
15. When an ultrasonic beam passes through the interface of two dissimilar metals with different
velocities at an angle other than 90 degrees, a new angle of sound travel takes place in the second
material due to:
A. Attenuation
B. Rarefaction
C. Compression
D Refraction
16. Figure 2 illustrates a contact test on an 80mm aluminium block, using a normal beam compression
probe and a calibrated range of 200mm. A discontinuity is located 60mm from the front surface
and the screen representation for this is shown below. What does indication A represent?
A. Initial pulse
B. First discontinuity indication
C. First back surface reflection
D. Mode conversion
A B C D E
Defect
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Screen calibrated to 100mm
Figure 2
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20. What does indication E represent in Figure 2?
A. 1 and 25 Kilohertz
B. 0.2 and 20 megahertz
C. 1 and 1,000 kilohertz
D. 15 and 100 megahertz
22. All other factors being equal, which of the following modes of vibration has the greatest velocity
A. Shear wave
B. Transverse wave
C. Surface wave
D. Longitudinal wave
23. Sound waves of a frequency beyond the hearing range of the human ear are referred to as
ultrasonic waves or vibrations and the term embraces all vibration waves of frequency greater than
approximately:
A. 20,000 hertz
B. 2 megahertz
C. 2 kilohertz
D. 200 kilohertz
25. In an A-scan presentation, the amplitude of vertical indications on the screen represent
Students Name:
Date:
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Question No. Answer Question No. Answer
1 14
2
15
3
16
4
17
5
18
6
19
7
20
8
21
9
22
10
23
11
24
12
25
13
Students Name:
Date:
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Question No. Answer Question No. Answer
1 D 14 A
2 C 15 D
3 C 16 A
4 B 17 B
5 C 18 D
6 D 19 B
7 B 20 D
8 C 21 B
9 D 22 D
10 B 23 A
11 B 24 C
12 D 25 A
13 A
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