BASIC QB 1

1. Products used in load carrying applications require more careful testing

because?
a.Failure can cause loss of life
b.Failure can cause loss of use of the product
c.Failure can be expensive
d.Failure can cause danger to other structures
e.All the above
2. Loads which are most likely to cause failure are?
a.Single direction
b.Multi directional
c.Duo directional
d.Pahse orientated
3. The general term for a local variation in material continuity is called?
a.A discontinuity
b.A defect
c.An indication
d.A crack
4. Where an unacceptable condition occurs in a material, due to local
variations in material continuity the term given specifically to this is?
a.A discontinuity
b.A flaw
c.A defect
d.Any of the above
5. Which of the following could be considered a discontinuity?
a.Crack
b.Change of section
c.Drilled holed
d.All the above
6. The study and description of a material property related to analytical
studies and testing attempts to quantify the toughness of a material is
known as?
a.Fracture mechanics
b.Acceptance standards
c.Defect reliability
d.Defect analysis

7. A flaw which is deemed to be unacceptable standards is called?

a.A discontinuity
b.A defect
c.An indication
d.A blemish
8. Which of the following is NOT considered a mode of failure?
a.Fracture
b.Plastic deformation
c.Fatigue
d.Elastic deformation
9. Brittle fracture is most likely to occur?
a.At high temperatures .
b.At low temperatures
c.Under cyclic loading
d.In a corrosive environment
10. NDT is generally not carried out on cast irons because?
a.Cast iron is inherently free from major defects
b.Due to the high carbon content cast iron can withstand high tensile
stresses
c.It is generally used in applications where the loads are principally
comprehensive
d.The low cost of cast iron cannot justify the high cost of NDT
11. To make by hand, machinery or by agency: To produce by labour and
usally machinery, defines the?
a.Manufacturing process
b.Engineering process
c.Machinery process
d.Technology
12. Processing is one or more steps that change a Products?
a.Shape
b.Properties
c.Chemical analysis
d.Shape and Properties
e.All the above
13. Changing a material's shape can be accomplished in which of the
following states?
a.Solid
b.Liquid
c.Plastic
d.Solid and Liquid
e.All of the above

14. Which of the following is an example of reshaping?

a.Casting
b.Forging
c.Grinding
d.All of the above
15. The process of solidification during casting can be likened to that of
the?
a.Forging process
b.Rolling process
c.Welding process
d.Extrusion process
16. Reshaping of a material whilst in a plastic or semi-solid form is called?
a.Casting
b.Rolling
c.Extrusion
d.All of the above
e.Rolling and Extrusion
17. Which of the following could be referred to as an engineering material?
a.Plastic
b.Concrete
c.Glass
d.All of the above
18. Which of the following properties of a material can be used to predict
the deflection of a certain size beam under known loads?
a.Tensile strength
b.Elastic limit
c.Younges modules
d.Ductility
19. Which of the following must be considered when choosing an
engineering material for a particular application?
a.Cost
b.Loading
c.Mechanical properties
d.Inspection costs
e.Any of the above
20. Which of the following could effect the properties of an engineering
material?
a. Composition
b.Heat treated condition
c.Crystal structure
d.Composition and heat treated condition
e.Composition, heat treated condition and crystal strucure
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21. Which of the following is classed as a chemical property?

a.Electrical conductivity
b.Thermal conductivity
c.Corrosion resistance
d.Machine resistance
22. Which of the following is classed as a Physical property?
a.Density
b.Conductivity
c.Melting point
d.All of the above
23. A test designed to determine a materials castability would be classified
as looking for a?
a.Mechanical property
b.Physical property
c.Processing property
d.Chemical property
24. Internal forces acting upon imaginary planes cutting the body being
loaded are?
a.Stresses
b.Pressures
c.Strain
d.Fatigues
25. A stress caused by forces at an angle to the plane is known as a?
a.Comprehensive stress
b.Tensile stress
c.Normal stress
d.Shear stress
26. A non-destructive test is usually classified as a?
a.Indirect test
b.Direct test
c.Destructive test
d.Indirect and direct test
27. If a material is loaded until its elastic limit is exceeded, what condition
will occur?
a.The material may fracture
b.The material may be work hardened
c.The material will show no harmful effects
d.The material may fracture and the material may be work hardened

28. The ultimate strength of material is?

a.Lower than the breaking strength for ductile materials
b.Lower than the rupture strength for ductile materials
c.The same as the breaking strength for brittle materials
d.None of the above
29. The modulus of elasticity is also known as?
a.Stress's modulus
b.Young's modulus
c.Strain's modulus
d.Resilience
30. Which of the following materials exhibits better compressive strength
than tensile strength?
a. Cast iron
b.Concrete
c.Wood
d.Concrete and wood
e.All the above
31. When a metal is very brittle which test is used to replace the tensile
test?
a.The shear test
b.The transverse rupture test
c.The compression test
d.The endurance test
32. Fatigue failure may initiate from?
a.An area of corrosion
b.An internal flaw
c.A surface notch
d.All the above
33. Which of the following is a Notched Bar test?
a.Tensile impact test
b.Charphy test
c.Izod test
d.Charpy test and izod test
e.All the above
34. Hardness tests can be used to determine material?
a.Hardness
b.Composition
c.Heat treated condition
d.All the above

35. The superficial Rockwell test is carried out on materials that?

a.Only allow very small surface blemishes
b.Are very ductile
c.Have very large surface areas
d.None of the above
36. Calculate the factor of safety given that a materials has a working
stress of 15, 000 ibs per square inch and an elastic limit of 60, 000 lbs per
square inch?
a.2
b.4
c.6
d.8
37. Which of the following is a notched bar test?
a.Charpy
b.Creep
c.Izod
d.Charpy and Izod
e.All of the above
38. To what angle should a bend test be normally bent?
a.180 degrees
b.150 degrees
c.90 degrees
d.None of the above
39. Which of the following is a hardness test?
a.Rockwell
b.Creep
c.Charpy
d.Izod
40. Stresses that act along or parallel to a plane are known as?
a.Shear stresses
b.Tensile stresses
c.Compressive stresses
d.All of the above

BASIC QB 1
1. All the above
2. Multi directional
3. A discontinuity
4. A defect
5. All the above
6. Fracture mechanics
7. A defect
8. Elastic deformation
9. At low temperatures
10. It is generally used in applications where the loads are principally comprehensive
11. Manufacturing process
12. Shape and Properties
13. All of the above
14. Forging
15. Welding process
16. Rolling and Extrusion
17. Plastic
18. Younges modules
19. Any of the above
20. Composition, heat treated condition and crystal strucure
21. Corrosion resistance
22. All of the above
23. Processing property
24. Stresses
25. Shear stress
26. Indirect test
27. The material may fracture and the material may be work hardened
28. The same as the breaking strength for brittle materials
29. Young's modulus
30. All the above
31. The transverse rupture test
32. All the above
33. Charpy test and izod test
34. All the above
35. Only allow very small surface blemishes
36. 4
37. Charpy and Izod
38. 180 degrees
39. Rockwell
40. Shear stresses