PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR API RP 577
1. API 577_______ for the training and experience required to be an American
Welding Society Certified Welding Inspector(CWI)
2. API 577______ all welds to be inspected.
3. Who determines the welds to be inspected??
4. Who should be consulted on any critical , specialized or complex welding
issues?
5. Three of the items listed below are welding inspection activities that can be
separated into three stages corresponding to the welding work process.
Which one does not belong??
6. Which of the basic arc welding processes is the most widely used?
7. How is shielding provided for the arc when using a consumable covered
electrode in shielded metal
8. What are some disadvantages or limitations of shielded metal arc welding?
9. What does the DCEN stand for when used to describe the GTAW weld
process?
10. arc welding ?
PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR API RP 577
[Link] is a welding process that produces fast a freezing weld pool and is
generally suited for joining thin sections or root passes.
[Link] type of weld process normally employs a semiautomatic mode and
depends on a flux from a tubular electrode that contains a shielding gas
from an externally supplied gas?
[Link] type of welding is used extensively in shop pressure vessel fabrication
and pipe manufacturing?
[Link] type of welding process is predominantly limited to welding
insulation and refractory support pins to tanks, pressure vessels and heater
casings?
[Link] is the definition of nondestructive examination?
ANS: It is inspection methods,
without changing or destroying their usefulness.
[Link] are the most commonly used NDE methods used during weld
inspection ? NOTE: SELECTTHE ANSWER THAT HAS ALL THE CORRECT
METHODS!!!!
[Link] would you look for slag inclusion discontinuities?
[Link] NDE method is the most acceptable for a lap joint ?
PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR API RP 577
[Link] is the most capable NDE method for finding a discontinuity such as
incomplete fusion in a joint ?
[Link] welding carbon steel, what is the major cause of lack of fusion in all
welding processes?
[Link] welding stainless steel what would cause porosity in the weld?
[Link] welding stainless steel, what is the cause of undercut?
[Link] welding carbon steel, how would you control burn through?
[Link] Alternating Current Field Measurement (ACFM) technique is an
electromagnetic non contacting technique that is able to detect and size
surface breaking defects in a range of different materials and through
coatings of varying thickness. This technique is ideal for inspecting:
[Link] is the maximum temperature that ACFM may be used?
[Link] are the 2 typical radioactive isotopes used for radiography?
[Link] is the normal developing time for radiographic film at 68 F?
[Link] transmitted film density through the radiographic image through the
radiographic image through the body of the hole type IQI or adjacent to the
wire IQI, in the area of interest, should be within the range of ______ for
Gamma
PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR API RP 577
[Link] _________ is the art of extracting the maximum information
from a radiographic image.
[Link] many cycles per second (now known as Hz or Hertz ) us classified as
being in the ultrasonic frequency range?
[Link] type of UT technique is used for thickness evaluation or to check for
laminations, and/or other conditions ?
[Link] does a C-scan display show?
[Link] temperature of the calibration standard should be within _______ of
the part to be examined .
[Link] happens if during a system calibration check, it is determined that the
UT equipment is not functioning properly?
[Link] metals are _______ in nature and all have a structure in which the
atoms of each crystal are arranged in a specific geometric pattern.
[Link] in molten or liquid state solidify , Interlocking grains into a solid
metallic structure called a :
[Link] vast majority of metallic materials used for the fabrication of refinery
and chemical plant equipment are used in the___ form rather than cast
PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR API RP 577
[Link] working of a cast ingot produces ____ materials by processes
such as rolling, forging, or extrusion, which are normally at an elevated
temperature
[Link] addition of ___ to austenitic stainless leads to the formation of a very
small iron and chromium carbide precipitates in the grains and at grain
boundaries
[Link] steel is a two-phase alloy. One phase is a relatively pure form of
iron called ferrite. With the addition of more than 0.06% percent of carbon,
a second phase is formed called _____.This adds strength to steel
[Link] means :
[Link] parts of a weld comprises three zones. What are these zones ?
[Link] portion of the base metal has not been melted, but whose mechanical
properties or microstructure have been altered by the heat of welding is
called the:
[Link] happens to the gas ,carbon dioxide, when it is exposed to weld arc
temperatures ?
[Link] primary purpose for preheating carbon and low-alloy steels is :
[Link] far on each side of the weld should be preheat be maintained ?
[Link] primary reason for post-weld heat treatment (PWHT) is to:
PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR API RP 577
[Link] is the Brinnell hardness limit value for carbon steel in reining service ?
[Link] are the two types of material test reports ?
[Link] ,steels with a carbon equivalent of less that___ require no preheat
[Link] with a carbon equivalent of higher than ___ require both preheat
PWHT.
[Link] are the two main concerns when welding on in service piping and
equipment ?
[Link] tap and in service welding operations should be carried out only with
low-hydrogen consumables and electrodes such as :
[Link] steels with a carbon equivalent (CE) greater than ___ should be
welded with an extra low hydrogen electrode such as EXXXX-H4 .
[Link] flow rates in piping to be hot tapped shall be between __ feet per
second and ___ feet per second
[Link] much liquid should be above the area that is to be hot tapped on a
storage tank or vessel?
[Link] size electrodes should be used on the first weld pass on a hot tap or
an in-service weld on piping or equipment less than 1/4 inch thick?
[Link] using SMAW, what do the first two numbers of E7018 electrode
identify ?
PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR API RP 577
ANS: 70000 psi ultimate strength
[Link] a SMAW electrode AWS designation , the 4th character represents
what?(EXXXX)
ANS: position
[Link] a welder makes unacceptable production welds, the inspector must
identify and quarantine all the improper weld ments made by the welder .
The welder is than retested and fails his test. What is the nest step ?
ANS: identify reason the welder failed and re train the welder
PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR API RP 577
WITH ANSWERS
1. API 577_______ for the training and experience required to be an
American Welding Society Certified Welding Inspector(CWI)
ANS: is not a replacement
2. API 577______ all welds to be inspected.
ANS: does not require
3. Who determines the welds to be inspected??
ANS: Welding inspectors and/or engineers
4. Who should be consulted on any critical , specialized or complex welding
issues?
ANS: A welding engineer
5. Three of the items listed below are welding inspection activities that can be
separated into three stages corresponding to the welding work process.
Which one does not belong??
ANS: Tasks in selecting personnel
6. Which of the basic arc welding processes is the most widely used?
ANS: SMAW
PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR API RP 577
7. How is shielding provided for the arc when using a consumable covered
electrode in shielded metal
ANS:
covering
8. What are some disadvantages or limitations of shielded metal arc welding?
ANS:
starts.
9. What does the DCEN stand for when used to describe the GTAW weld
process?
ANS: DCEN stands for direct current electrode-
10. arc welding ?
ANS: It produces high purity welds and it allows for excellent control of root
pass weld penetration.
[Link] is a welding process that produces fast a freezing weld pool and is
generally suited for joining thin sections or root passes.
ANS: GMAW-S
[Link] type of weld process normally employs a semiautomatic mode and
depends on a flux from a tubular electrode that contains a shielding gas
from an externally supplied gas?
PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR API RP 577
ANS: FCAW
[Link] type of welding is used extensively in shop pressure vessel fabrication
and pipe manufacturing?
ANS: SAW
[Link] type of welding process is predominantly limited to welding
insulation and refractory support pins to tanks, pressure vessels and heater
casings?
ANS: SW
[Link] is the definition of nondestructive examination?
ANS: It is inspection methods,
without changing or destroying their usefulness.
[Link] are the most commonly used NDE methods used during weld
inspection ? NOTE: SELECTTHE ANSWER THAT HAS ALL THE CORRECT
METHODS!!!!
ANS: VT, MT, WFMT, PT, LT, ET, RT, UT, ACFM
[Link] would you look for slag inclusion discontinuities?
ANS: Weld metal zone and weld interface
[Link] NDE method is the most acceptable for a lap joint ?
ANS: PT
PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR API RP 577
[Link] is the most capable NDE method for finding a discontinuity such as
incomplete fusion in a joint ?
ANS: UT
[Link] welding carbon steel, what is the major cause of lack of fusion in all
welding processes?
[Link] welding stainless steel what would cause porosity in the weld?
in a high sulfur area.
[Link] welding stainless steel, what is the cause of undercut?
ANS: fast travel speed.
[Link] welding carbon steel, how would you control burn through?
ANS: use proper heat input
[Link] Alternating Current Field Measurement (ACFM) technique is an
electromagnetic non contacting technique that is able to detect and size
surface breaking defects in a range of different materials and through
coatings of varying thickness. This technique is ideal for inspecting:
ANS: Nozzles, ring-grooves and grind-
[Link] is the maximum temperature that ACFM may be used?
PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR API RP 577
ANS: 900 F
[Link] are the 2 typical radioactive isotopes used for radiography?
ANS: Iridium 192 or Cobalt 60
[Link] is the normal developing time for radiographic film at 68 F?
ANS: 5 to 8 minutes
[Link] transmitted film density through the radiographic image through the
radiographic image through the body of the hole type IQI or adjacent to the
wire IQI, in the area of interest, should be within the range of ______ for
Gamma
ANS: 2.0 to 4.0
[Link] _________ is the art of extracting the maximum information
from a radiographic image.
ANS: interpretation
[Link] many cycles per second (now known as Hz or Hertz ) us classified as
being in the ultrasonic frequency range?
ANS: greater than 20000 HZ
[Link] type of UT technique is used for thickness evaluation or to check for
laminations, and/or other conditions ?
ANS: Straight beam
PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR API RP 577
[Link] does a C-scan display show?
ANS: It shows a plan view of the test object
[Link] temperature of the calibration standard should be within _______ of
the part to be examined .
ANS: 25 F
[Link] happens if during a system calibration check, it is determined that the
UT equipment is not functioning properly?
ANS: All areas tested since the last calibration should be reexamined
[Link] metals are _______ in nature and all have a structure in which the
atoms of each crystal are arranged in a specific geometric pattern.
ANS: crystalline
[Link] in molten or liquid state solidify , Interlocking grains into a solid
metallic structure called a :
ANS: casting
[Link] vast majority of metallic materials used for the fabrication of refinery
and chemical plant equipment are used in the___ form rather than cast
ANS: wrought
PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR API RP 577
[Link] working of a cast ingot produces ____ materials by processes
such as rolling, forging, or extrusion, which are normally at an elevated
temperature
ANS: wrought
[Link] addition of ___ to austenitic stainless leads to the formation of a very
small iron and chromium carbide precipitates in the grains and at grain
boundaries
ANS: carbon
[Link] steel is a two-phase [Link] phase is a relatively pure form of iron
called [Link] the addition of more than 0.06% percent of carbon, a
second phase is formed called_____.This adds strength to steel
ANS: pearlite
[Link] means :
ANS: a plate-like
[Link] parts of a weld comprises three [Link] are these zones ?
ANS: the weld metal ,the heat affected metal (zone), and the base metal
[Link] portion of the base metal has not been melted,but whose mechanical
properties or microstructure have been altered by the heat of welding is
called the:
PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR API RP 577
ANS: heat affected zone
[Link] happens to the gas ,carbon dioxide, when it is exposed to weld arc
temperatures ?
ANS: it breaks down into carbon and oxygen
[Link] primary purpose for preheating carbon and low-alloy steels is :
ANS: to reduce the tendency for hydrogen induced delayed cracking
[Link] far on each side of the weld should be preheat be maintained ?
ANS: 2 inches
[Link] primary reason for post-weld heat treatment (PWHT) is to:
ANS: relieve the residual stresses in a welded fabrication
[Link] is the Brinnell hardness limit value for carbon steel in reining service ?
ANS: 200
[Link] are the two types of material test reports ?
ANS: a heat analysis and a product analysis
[Link] ,steels with a carbon equivalent of less that___ require no preheat
ANS: 0.35
[Link] with a carbon equivalent of higher than ___ require both preheat
PWHT.
ANS: 0.55
PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR API RP 577
[Link] are the two main concerns when welding on in service piping and
equipment ?
ANS: burn through and cracking
[Link] tap and in service welding operations should be carried out only with
low-hydrogen consumables and electrodes such as :
ANS: E7018
[Link] steels with a carbon equivalent (CE) greater than ___ should be
welded with an extra low hydrogen electrode such as EXXXX-H4 .
ANS: 0.43%
[Link] flow rates in piping to be hot tapped shall be between __ feet per
second and ___ feet per second
ANS: 1.3,4.0
[Link] much liquid should be above the area that is to be hot tapped on a
storage tank or vessel?
ANS: 3 feet
[Link] size electrodes should be used on the first weld pass on a hot tap or
an in-service weld on piping or equipment less than 1/4 inch thick?
ANS: 3/32 inch or smaller
PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR API RP 577
[Link] using SMAW, what do the first two numbers of E7018 electrode
identify ?
ANS: 70000 psi ultimate strength
[Link] a SMAW electrode AWS designation , the 4th character represents
what?(EXXXX)
ANS: position
[Link] a welder makes unacceptable production welds, the inspector must
identify and quarantine all the improper weldments made by the welder .
The welder is than retested and fails his test. What is the nest step ?
ANS: identify reason the welder failed and re train the welder
