CWI TEST ( KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS ) Questions And Answers

API - ANS American Petroleum Institute. The techenical socity which provides techenical guidance for the petrolium industry API 1104 - ANS The API standard , Welding of pipelines and Related facilities. This standard is often used in construction of cross-country pipelines. ASME - ANS American of Mechanical Engineers. The technical society that provides technical guidance for pressure containing vessels and equipment. ANST - ANS America of Nondestructive Testing. The technical society which provides technical guidance for NDE. AWS - ANS American Welding Society. The technical society which provides technical guidance and leadership in all phases of welding. AWSA3.0 - ANS The AWS standard welding terms and terms and definitions. This standard defines welding related terms with standard definitions. AWSB5.1 - ANS The AWS Specifications for qualification of Welding Inspector. AWSB5.11 - ANS The AWS Specification for the Qualification for Radiograph Interpreters. AWS D1.1 - ANS The AWS Structural Welding Code-Steel. Used world wide for construction of buildings and structures. AWS D15. - ANS The AWS bridge welding code used in the U.S. for construction of bridges. AWSD15.1 - ANS The AWS for Railroad Welding Specification for cars and locomotives. This specification cover welding of railroad cars and locomotives. AWS QC1 - ANS The AWS Standard for AWS Certification of Welding Inspectors. Defines the the requirements and program for AWS to certify welding inspectors. CAWI - ANS Certified Associate Welding Inspector. CWI - ANS Certified Welding Inspector. KASH - ANS An acronym for Knowledge, Attitude, Skills, and Habits, the basic tools of a welding inspector. NDE - ANS Nondestructive Examination. The act of determining the suitability of some material or component for its intended purpose using techniques that do not effect it's serviceability. NDE is the preferred term per ANSI/AWS. NDI - ANS Nondestructive Inspection. A nondestructive term for nondestructive examination. ( see NDE ) SCWI - ANS Senior Certified Welding Inspector. SNT-TC-1A - ANS This ASNT Recommended Practice, Personnel Qualification and Certification in Nondestructive Testing, outlines the certification program for NDT Technicians. ACGIH - ANS American Conference of Government and Industrial Hygienists. This group is concerned with the proper, safe levels of exposures to hazardous materials. Adiabatic recompression - ANS The term giving to the temperature rise that can occur when some gases at high temperature are released suddenly. ( Normal pressure gas releases usually result in a cooling of the gas by the decompression. ) ANSI - ANS American National Standards Institute. An organization promoting technical and safety standards. ANSI Z49.1 - ANS Safety in Welding, Cutting, and Allied Processes, a document outlining safe practices for welding and cutting operations. ANSI Z87.1 - ANS Practice for Occupational and Edguctional Eye and Face Protection. AWS - ANS American Welding Society. AWS is the technical leader in welding and related issues. Combustibiles - ANS Any material that can catch fire. DOT - ANS Department of transportation. Fume plume - ANS In welding, a smoke like cloud containing minute solid particles arising directly from molten metal. Fuse plug - ANS A plug filled with a material, usually a metal that has a very low melting point. Often used as a heat or a relief device. Fume release - ANS A general term given to the unexpected and undesired release of material. Galvanized material - ANS Any material having a zinc coating. NEMA - ANS National Electrical Manufacturers association. OSHA - ANS Occupational Safety and Health Act. Pascal - ANS In the metric system, the unit for pressure, or tensile strength. The U.S. Customary equivalent is psi, pounds per square inch. One psi equals 6895 Pa. TVL - ANS Threshold Limit Value. The permissible level of exposure limits for hazards materials.