Some Methods for Studying the Dislocation Structure and Mechanical Properties of Solids

Original experimental methods for studying the dislocation structure and mechanical properties of solids developed at the Andronikashvili Institute of Physics are described: (1) a method for exciting mechanical vibrations of an ionic crystal, (2) a high-quality tuning fork of a new type (three-reed), (3) a method of crystal deformation by shear, (4) a method for generating dislocations of the same mechanical sign, (5) a method for determining the parameters of the relaxation process, and (6) a vibrating superconductor method.