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TOFD L2 Exam Paper P2 Issue 1 PDF
TOFD L2 Exam Paper P2 Issue 1 PDF
L2-P2 Issue 1
Name of student:___________________
Date of exam::_____________________
Signature of student_________________
1.
TOFD came to prominence as a result of the need to________
2.
What aspect of tip diffracted signals is used to size flaws?
a. Amplitude
b. Time
c. Phase
d. Both b and c
3.
Who is generally credited with the introduction of the TOFD technique?
a. J.A.G. Temple
b. M. Silk
c. J.P. Charlesworth
d. H. Harwell
4.
In a single zone TOFD set up what is the effect of too much gain
5.
What does Huygen’s Principle relate to?
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6.
TOFD is a ____________ technique?
a. Backscatter
b. Forward scatter
c. Reflection
d. Fast Fourier
7.
The basic setup for a TOFD configuration uses how many probes?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
8.
Which is not a “main signal” associated with TOFD when setting up the signal sensitivity and
gated region?
a. Lateral wave
b. Backwall Echo
c. Lower flaw tip
d. Mode converted (shear) echo
9.
What is not an advantage of TOFD?
a. Flaw sizing
b. Flaw detection
c. Flaw characterisation
d. Coupling monitoring
10.
Monitoring the amplitude of the lateral wave is a useful method of _______.
a. Flaw sizing
b. Flaw detection
c. Flaw characterisation
d. Coupling monitoring
11.
What aspect of grey-scale presentations make flaws apparent as compared to single A-scans
on a standard UT instrument?
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12.
What item of TOFD equipment would not be considered essential?
13.
What is the most likely result of TOFD scan with an encoder being moved along the weld too
fast?
14.
Usually, when setting up a TOFD configuration the crossing point of the centreline of the
centre of beam ray for the pulser and receiver elements should be at what depth (as a
percentage of wall thickness) for a single zone TOFD setup?
a. 16%
b. 45%
c. 66%
d. 98%
15.
What, approximately, is the maximum thickness of a butt weld that should be attempted using
a singe zone TOFD?
a. 25mm
b. 50mm
c. 75mm
d. 100mm
16.
What might be considered the 3 “Dead Zones” of a TOFD configuration?
17.
Why are flaws near the test surface are more difficult to size for vertical extent?
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19.
Why is signal averaging used in TOFD?
20.
What aspect of instrument linearity is carried out on ultrasonic systems used for TOFD?
a. Amplitude control
b. Screen height
c. Timebase
d. All of the above
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