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TOFD & PHASED ARRAY – QUESTIONNAIRE
1. TOFD is suitable for:

a. Flaw Sizing and Flaw Detection
b. For Flaw Detection
c. Not for Flaw Detection
d. Partially for Flaw Detection
2. TOFD is an economical technique.

a. Yes
b. No
3. TOFD was invented approximately in Year

a. 1975
b. 1980
c. 1985
d. 1990
4. TOFD has shown a higher Probability of Detection (POD) than other NDT
Methods?
a. Yes
b. No
5. The TOFD principle is based on evaluation of the
a. Diffraction Signals at Crack Edges
b. Amplitude of the echo height
c. Sound attenuation
d. Frequency
6. How many Probes TOFD uses?

a. 4
b. 3
c. 2
d. 1
7. In what direction to the weld the scan is performed for initial flaw
detection?
a. transverse and longitudinal
b. transverse
c. longitudinal
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8. Probes used for TOFD must deliver the performance:

a. High Bandwidth
b. Narrow Bandwidth
c. Low Frequency
d. High Frequency
9. Diffracted Signals vs. Pulse Echo Signals are
a. higher
b. weaker
c. the same
10. In what area TOFD is uncertain?

a. In the wall center
b. Near surface
c. Far surface
d. Near and Far surface
11. The interpretation of TOFD images is

a. easy
b. very difficult
c. needs experience
12. TOFD shall be combined with

a. Radiography
b. Pulse Echo
13. TOFD can be applied for the same scope of materials as Pulse Echo
Technique
a. Yes
b. No
14. Can it happen that mode conversion causes virtually defects where
there are none?
a. Yes
b. No
15. Shall TOFD technique be used for Flaw Detection without combination
with other Methods?
a. Yes
b. No
16. A true crack size of 35 mm was measured by TOFD as

a. 10 mm
b. 30 mm
c. 5 mm
d. 40 mm
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17. What is the ideal number of signals used to size a flaw using TOFD?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
18. The TOFD image is similar to a

a. A-scan
b. B-scan
c. C-scan
d. P-scan
19. What kinds of probes are usually applied with TOFD?

a. longitudinal
b. transversal
20. Is there a Standard or Guideline for TOFD available?

a. No
b. Yes
c. only a Draft
21. Is it necessary to define a gain or an amplitude level when using TOFD?

a. Yes
b. No
22. What probes are suitable for a working range 10 mm to < 30 mm?
a. 2 to 5 MHz
b. 5 to 10 MHz
c. 10 to 15 MHz
23. Is one probe setup (2 probes at a fix distance) suitable?

a. Yes
b. No
24. What is the shortest near surface dead zone (in mm)?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 6
25. What method can perform more exact sizing?

a. TOFD
b. Reflection method
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26. Is it true that an ASME Code has accepted TOFD in lieu of radiography
examination for thicknesses over 4 inches?
a. Yes
b. No
27. TOFD use

a. Single probe
b. Dual probe
c. Two probes in pitch catch mode
d. all
e. None
28. TOFD can be performed by

a. Two probes in pitch catch method
b. Phased array probes
c. LW probes
d. all
e. none
29. TOFD use

a. LW configuration
b. Shear wave configuration
c. Lamp wave configuration
d. all
e. none
30. The probes used in TOFD are

a. Highly damped and high freq
b. Highly damped and of low frequency
c. Slightly damped and of high frequency
d. Slightly damped and low frequency
31. TOFD method uses

a. Very small beam divergence
b. Large beam divergence
c. Beam divergence large enough to produce lateral wave and back wall
reflection
d. Beam divergence small enough to produce high resolution
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32. TOFD Uses

a. Tip diffracted wave
b. Lateral wave
c. Reflected wave and Back wall reflection
d. all
e. None
33. Petrochemical application uses

a. Raster TOFD
b. linear TOFD
c. Exponential TOFD
d. all
e. None
34. Power generation application uses
a. Raster TOFD
b. linear TOFD
c. Exponential TOFD
d. all
e. None
35. Raster TOFD

a. Collects more data
b. Faster
c. Less accurate
d. all
e. None
36. TOFD can

a. Only detect defects
b. Can only sizing defects
c. It uses B scan Grey scale
d. all
e. One
37. Choose correct statement

a. Linear scanning is the single axis scanning parallel to the weld
b. Raster scanning is an x-y back and forth scanning motion
c. Most of the weld caps in the power generation are removed to permit
raster scanning
d. all
e. None
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38. In TOFD
a. Beam divergence is very small
b. The probes are typically centered over the weld central line
c. For very low thickness , double TOFD pairs are used
d. All
e. None
39. Upper and Lower tip echoes will have

a. Same phase
b. phase reversal
c. 90 degree phases difference
d. 360 degree phase difference
40. Maximum amplitude of diffracted signals are obtained at about

a. 20°
b. 45 °
c. 70 °
d. none
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27c, 28D, 29a, 30a, 32D, 33B, 34a, 35a,36d, 37D, 38B, 39 B 40
Question Answer Question Answer

No. No.
1 D 27 C
2 A 28 D
3 A 29 A
4 A 30 A
5 A 31 C
6 C 32 D
7 A 33 B
8 A 34 A
9 B 35 A
10 B 36 D
11 C 37 D
12 B 38 B
13 B 39 B
14 A 40 C
15 B
16 C
17 C
18 B
19 A
20 B
21 A
22 B
23 B
24 B
25 A
26 A
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SOUTHERN INSPECTION SERVICES

TOFD & PHASED ARRAY – QUESTIONNAIRE

1. TOFD is suitable for:

2. TOFD is an economical technique.

3. TOFD was invented approximately in Year

6. How many Probes TOFD uses?

8. Probes used for TOFD must deliver the performance:

10. In what area TOFD is uncertain?

11. The interpretation of TOFD images is

12. TOFD shall be combined with

16. A true crack size of 35 mm was measured by TOFD as

18. The TOFD image is similar to a

19. What kinds of probes are usually applied with TOFD?

20. Is there a Standard or Guideline for TOFD available?

21. Is it necessary to define a gain or an amplitude level when using TOFD?

23. Is one probe setup (2 probes at a fix distance) suitable?

25. What method can perform more exact sizing?

27. TOFD use

28. TOFD can be performed by

29. TOFD use

30. The probes used in TOFD are

31. TOFD method uses

32. TOFD Uses

33. Petrochemical application uses

35. Raster TOFD

36. TOFD can

37. Choose correct statement

39. Upper and Lower tip echoes will have

40. Maximum amplitude of diffracted signals are obtained at about

Question Answer Question Answer

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