ORAL QUESTIONS FOR WIS 5

1. 2. 3. What is meant by the term Qualified Welding Procedure? Why do some codes stipulate a minimum time period for the deposition of filler passes after the root run has been completed? You have been asked to supervise the repair of a item which you know has a carbon content of 0.45% and there is no welding procedure, what would you do to minimize the risk of hydrogen cracking? When qualifying a welding procedure, which mechanical tests would be most likely used and why? Can a welder qualified to a structural steel code be allowed to weld on a pressure vessel and give your reasons? If you found a defect in a weld which you felt needed reporting but was not addressed in the code, what would you do? If you were on site and monitoring welding works outdoors and it starts to rain, what would you do? Can a welding inspector authorize a repair? Give some examples of when a welder would need to be requalified? 10. A procedure has been qualified using a particular brand of electrode, halfway through the job the fabricator changes brands but maintains a similar classification in your opinion in this acceptable?

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