| 摘要 |
A method of transporting material includes forming a structural encasement from the material and applying a force to the encasement to transport the material to a desired destination. The structural encasement preferably comprises a column (32) which allows for the transmission of applied forces through the column. A core material (30) may be encased within the column so that both materials are transported together. confinement forces are transmitted throughout the column to maintain the core material encased within the column. The column (32) and the core material (30) may constitute either the same or dissimilar materials and may be transported at either the same or different velocities. furthermore, the structural encasement may be transported as a continuous column, whereby the core material is projected through a hollow interior of the column, or the structural encasement may be transported in distinct modular units whereby each unit encases a quantity of the core material:
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