Welding Inspector Interview Review

1) What is the standard for Process (or) Plant piping systems?

Ans: ASME B 31.3

2) What is the standard for Power Piping systems?

Ans: ASME B 31.1

3) What is the standard for liquid Petroleum Transportation piping systems?

Ans: ASME B31.4

4) What is the standard for Gas Transmission and Distribution piping systems?

Ans: ASME B31.8

5) What is the Code for Welding of Pipelines and Related facilities?

Ans: API 1104

6) What is the standard for welding rods Electrodes and filler metals?

Ans: ASME Sec-IIC

7) What is the standard for Non-destructive Examination?

Ans: ASME Sec-V

8) What is the standard for welding and Brazing Qualifications?

Ans: ASME Sec-IX

9) Which type of process we are using in field/fabrication shop?

Ans: Fusion welding

10) What is the specification/classification for carbon steel filler wire?

Ans: AWS 5.18/ER70-Sx

11) What is the specification/classification for carbon steel Electrode?

Ans: AWS 5.1/E-XXXX

12) Where we can use E-6010 type electrode?

Ans: we can use at root pass for deep penetration

13) What is the meaning for ASME?

Ans: American Society for Mechanical Engineering

14) Which type of electrode we are using in GTAW process?

Ans: Non-Consumable Tungsten Electrode

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15) How many times we can dry the electrodes?

Ans: Only one time

16) Why we are baking the electrodes?

Ans: To remove the moisture content from the Electrodes.

17) What is the standard for Structural steel fabrication?

Ans: AWS D1.1

18) What is the standard for Welding symbols?

Ans: AWS A2.4.

19) What is the hydro test pressure?

Ans: 1.5 Times of design pressure.

20) What is the drying temperature for Stainless Steel electrodes?

Ans: 120 to 250 degree temperature.

21) What is the drying procedure for Low hydrogen electrodes?

Ans: 260 to 430 degree temparature baking for two hours

22) What are the defects we can find in visual Inspection?

Ans: Porosity, Undercut, Surface crack (HIC), Side wall fusion on fusion boundary.

23) What is the Procedure for Fit-Up inspection?

Ans: Base metal classification, cleaning, Alignment, root gap, root face, bevel angle &
mismatch (or) overlap.

24) What is the internal overlap (or) mismatch for piping?

Ans: 1.5 mm.

25) How much root face is allowed?

Ans: As per WPS (or) 0.8 to 1.6 mm

26) What is meaning for F - Number?

Ans: F- is filler metal grouping Number.

27) What is meaning for P - Number?

Ans: P - is base metal grouping Number.

28) What is meaning for A - Number?

Ans: A - is electrode chemical analysis number.

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29) How much bead width we can allow?

Ans: Max 3 times of electrode diameter.

30) How much area is required for Pre-heat?

Ans: 75 mm minimum from both end of the Joint.

31) Which section we are using for NDT?

Ans: ASME Sec-V

32) What are the essential variables for SMAW process?

Ans: In base metal thickness, P-number, dia. of pipe, pre, post weld heat treatment

In filler metals F, A-numbers, dia.

33) What are the essential variables for GTAW pocess?

Ans: In Base Metal thickness, P-number, die of pipe, pre, post weld heat treatment...

In Filler Metals F, A-numbers, dia of filler metal

34) If welder made test by 2’’ die, what is his range qualified?

Ans: He has qualified 1’’-dia and above.

35) If welder made test by 14 mm thickness, what is his thickness range qualified?

Ans: He has qualified unlimited thickness.

36) What is carbon % in low carbon steel?

Ans: Max 0.30 %

37) What is the interposes temperature for carbon steel materials?

Ans: Max 315’C

38) What is meaning for SAES, SAEP and SAMSS?

Ans: Saudi Aramco Engineering Standards

Saudi Aramco Engineering Procedures

Saudi Aramco Materials System Specification.

39) How much undercut depth allowed in piping?

Ans: 0.8 mm

40) How much area is required for Pre-heat?

Ans: 75 mm minimum from both end of the Joint.

41) How much percentage is allowed more than test pressure in Pressure relief device?

Ans: Test pressure plus10% (10% should be lesser than 50Psi).

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42) How much gap is allowed in socket weld?

Ans: 1.5 mm minimum before welding.

43) What is the minimum fillet size in socket weld?

Ans: Minimum 3 mm fillet size.

44) What is the purpose of High Frequency unit in GTAW process?

Ans: To avoid Tungsten inclusion and arc strike.

45) What is mean by suffix letter ‘G’ in electrode AWS specification?

Ans: Such type of electrode is using in LTS matrials.In that chemical content is less
than 1% any one of follows Mn,V & Mo.

46) What is the means for WPS?

Ans: Collection of data which produce sound weld. (Essential, Non-Essential & Sublimentry
variables)

47) What is the P-number for Cr,Mo materials?

Ans: It comes under P4 & P5

48) Explain essential variables?

Ans: If we adjust or change any variable in weld process, it affects mechanical properties
those are called as Essential variables.

49) What are the types of supports?

Ans: Anchor supports, T-supports, Shoe supports, Guide supports, Pedestal supports, Candy
lever supports, Hanging supports, Dummy supports,Trunion supports, Wear pad supports,

50) Tell some types of flanges?

Ans: Weld neck flange, Slip-on flange, Blind flange, Threaded flange, Socket flange,

51) Tell some types of Valves?

Ans: Gate valve, Control valve, Butterfly valve, Check valve, Globe valve, Needle valve.

52) What are the types of pipes?

Ans: Welded pipe, Seamless pipe and Tubes.

53) Tell some Gaskets?

Ans: Spiral wound Gasket, Graphite gasket.

54) Material familiar with?

Ans: LTS, CS, SS, Duplex, Cupper Nickel, Low alloy steel.

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55) Fluid service familiar with?

Ans: Normal fluid, D, M-fluid services.

56) What is string bead?

Ans: Straight motion of welding, No side to side motion ex. SAW weld.

57) What is weave bead?

Ans: Side to side motion while welding.

58) How we approve the WPS?

Ans: The weld should be sound weld; it has to fulfil the minimum requirement of mechanical,

Chemical and physical properties.

59) What are the parameters required to prepare a WPS?

Ans: Pipe diameter, thickness, welding position, current, voltage, electrode and base metal
derails.

60) Which is the standard using in Aramco for welding requirements of Pressure vessels?

Ans: SAES-W-010.

61) Which is the standard using in Aramco for on-plot piping?

Ans: SAES-W-011.

62) Which is the standard using in Aramco for welding requirements of pipelines?

Ans: SAES-W-012.

63) Which is on - plot piping?

Ans: Inside plant piping are called on - plot piping.

64) Which is off - plot piping?

Ans: Outside plant piping are called off - plot piping.

65) What are the specifications used for pipe manufacturer?

Ans: API 5L and ASTM.

66) Why we are doing PWHT?

Ans: To release the stresses.

67) What is the hardness method acceptable in procedure qualification?

Ans: Vickers, Brinnel’s hardness method.