“…The open and closed pores of ECA, also, contribute to improving the properties of concrete against chloride penetration and reinforcement corrosion. Other authors, i.e., Chidighikaobi (2019), Dabbaghi et al, (2021), Ismail and Halim (2020), and Uglyanitsa et al, (2015), demonstrated that mixtures with ECA have higher thermal insulation and less affected than ordinary concrete after exposure to high temperatures or after cooling, which is favorable to improving the energy consumption of buildings. Several studies (Nahhab and Ketab, 2020;Nepomuceno, 2018;Ismail and Halim, 2020;Muñoz et al, 2018) found that the properties of mortars and concretes containing ECA depend on the size and shape of aggregate.…”