Nickel Eng SL

Ultrasonic Testing Question paper-3

1. Acoustic impedance is defined by which of the following relations?

(a) Material density/wavelength

(b) Material density × velocity

(c) Velocity/wavelength

(d) Velocity × wavelength

2. Which of the following is a true statement?

(a) Higher frequencies produce lower sensitivity

(b) Higher frequencies produce longer wavelengths

(c) higher frequency probes produce better penetration

(d) None of the above

3. What is dead zone?

(a)it is the distance from the front face of the transducers to the first echo that is
identifiable

(b) it is the distance from the back face of the transducers to the first echo that is
identifiable

(c) A and D

(d) where it is not possible to detect defects

4. Formula of Nearfield?

(a) N=D²F/4V (b) N= D²/4λ(c) D²F/2V (d)A and B

5. . Attenuation is made up of:

(a) Diffusion and absorption

(b) Scatter and reflection

(c) Absorption and scatter

(d) Reflection at grain boundaries

6 The term is used to refer to the product of wave velocity and density is:

(a) Acoustic impedance

(b) The velocity-density ratio

(c) Index of refraction

 (d) Reflection co-efficient

7. Which of the following is true?

(a) Velocity = frequency/wavelength

(b) Frequency = velocity × wavelength

(c) Velocity = wavelength/frequency

(d) Wavelength=velocity/frequency

8.Which of the following frequency crystals provide poor sensitivity and high penetration:

(a) 0.5MHZ- 2.25MHZ

(b) 5.0MHZ-10.0MHZ

(c) 15.0MHZ-25.0MHZ

(d) 10.0MHZ- 14.0MHZ

9. Another name for a compression wave is a:

(a) Lamb wave

(b) Shear wave

(c) Longitudinal wave

(d) Transverse wave

10.Higher frequency transducers produce which of the following?

(a) Greater beam spread, sensitivity and resolution

(b) Greater sensitivity, resolution and penetration

(c) Greater penetration, attenuation and resolution

(d) Greater sensitivity, resolution and attenuation

11. Another name for a sensitivity:

(a) ductibility

(b) Dufectability

(c) Deafectbelity

(d) Detectability

12. Lower frequency transducers produce:

(a) Deeper penetration, greater attentuation and less beam spread

(b) Deeper penetration, less attentuation and greater beam spread

(c) Greater beam spread but higher sensitivity and resolution

(d) Less beam spread but lower sensitivity and resolution

13. The ability to detect echo’s from small reflectors is called:

(a) Resolution

(b) Attenuation

(c) Accuracy

(d) Sensitivity

15 Acoustic impedance is a material's:

(a) (Density)/(velocity)

(b) (Density) × (velocity)

(c) Refractive index

(d) (Density)/(refractive index)

16. An advantage of using lithium sulphate in search units it that:

(a) It is one of the most efficient generators of ultrasonic energy

(b) It is one of the most efficient receivers of ultrasonic energy

(c) It is insoluble

(d) It can withstand temperatures as high as 700ºC

17.The ability to separate echo’s from reflectors close together in depth is called:

(a) Resolution

(b) Attenuation

(c) Accuracy

(d) Sensitivity

18. . A disadvantage of using a low frequency ultrasonic transducer is:

(a) It provides better penetration in most materials

(b) It provides better resolution in most materials

(c) ) It provides poor sensitivity

(d) None of the above

19. 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

20. The cable that connects the ultrasonic instrument to the search unit is specially designed so
that one conductor is centered inside another. The technical name for such a cable is:

(a) BX cable

(b) Conduit

(c) Coaxial cable

(d) Ultrasonic conductor cable grade

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DATE:

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ANSWERS:

1B 11 D

2 D 12 B

3 C 13 D

4 D 14

5 C 15 B

6 A 16 B

7 D 17 A

8 A 18 C

9 C 19 D

10 D 20 C

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