How does Voltas pile work?

Answer 1

A "Volta's Pile" or "Voltaic Pile" consisted of discs of zinc and copper with pieces of cardboard soaked in brine between the metal plates.

It was the first "wet cell battery". This principle is used similarly today but the metals and fluids are quite different.

The first electrical circuit was created by an Italian physicist named Luigi Galvani in the 1780s. He discovered a frog's leg would twitch when touched with two pieces of metal.

His work was taken up by Professor Alessandro Volta who first invented the "Voltaic Pile".

Answer 2

A Voltas pile is a type of deep foundation used to support buildings or structures in areas with weak soil. It involves drilling a hole into the ground, inserting a steel casing, filling it with concrete, and then extracting the casing while maintaining pressure on the concrete to prevent it from flowing out. This creates a stable column of concrete that transfers the building's load to a stronger layer of soil or rock below.