API API-577 Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

API API-577 Online Questions & Answers

• Question 1:

  Items to be included in the PQR for the SMAW process are:

  A. Welding process used and AWS classification numbers.
  B. Welding process used and P-numbers of coupon welded.
  C. P-numbers of coupon welded and AWS classification numbers.
  D. Electrode-flux class and electrical characteristics.
  B. Welding process used and P-numbers of coupon welded.

• Question 2:

  Which of the following is a practical solution that could prevent or reduce lack of fusion in carbon steel during the weld process?

  A. Reduce travel speed
  B. Provide proper heat input
  C. Avoid excessive weaving
  D. Use proper joint design
  B. Provide proper heat input

• Question 3:

  Eddy current can be used to measure the:

  A. Thickness of parent metal below alloy metal claddings.
  B. Thickness of surface coatings or cladding thickness.
  C. Extent of bonding of coatings or claddings.
  D. Holidays in coatings or claddings.
  B. Thickness of surface coatings or cladding thickness.

• Question 4:

  For SMAW welding, the last number of the electrode identification identifies:

  A. Chemical composition.
  B. Electrode operating characteristics.
  C. Welding position.
  D. Coating operating characteristics.
  D. Coating operating characteristics.

• Question 5:

  Which of the following is an important aspect of a qualified WPS?

  A. Welder qualification
  B. Maintaining project schedule
  C. Welding program effectiveness
  D. Fabrication quality control
  D. Fabrication quality control

• Question 6:

  Which of the following is the test that can measure most aspects of weldability?

  A. Impact testing
  B. There is no single test
  C. Weld tension tests
  D. Bend testing
  B. There is no single test

• Question 7:

  Items to be included in the WPS for GMAW process are:

  A. Joint design and test coupon thickness.
  B. Base metal P-number and deposited metal thickness.
  C. Type of welding process and test coupon thickness.
  D. Electrode-flux class and electrical characteristics.
  C. Type of welding process and test coupon thickness.

• Question 8:

  Remote examination of welds may use aids such as telescopes, borescopes, fiberscopes, cameras, or other suitable instruments provided they have:

  A. Good perception and the inspection would be approximately equal to a direct visual exam.
  B. Sensitivity to find possible defects that a direct visual exam would produce.
  C. A resolution at least equivalent to that which is attained by direct visual examination.
  D. A greater acuity than the eye and the inspection would be better than a direct visual.
  C. A resolution at least equivalent to that which is attained by direct visual examination.

• Question 9:

  Which of the following has the lowest range of welding currents and electrode diameters associated with the GMAW process?

  A. Short circuiting transfer
  B. Pulsed droplet transfer
  C. Globular transfer
  D. Spray transfer
  A. Short circuiting transfer

• Question 10:

  What GMAW welding process uses carbon dioxide as the shielding gas, and is limited to the flat and horizontal position?

  A. Spray transfer
  B. Pulsed transfer
  C. Globular transfer
  D. Short circuiting transfer
  C. Globular transfer