Block paving also known as brick paving is a commonly used decorative method of creating a hardstanding. The main benefit over other materials to create a hard surface are that the individual bricks that go together to make up the block paved surface are able to be lifted up and then replaced.

IMPROVED BLOCK PAVING SAND
BLOCK PAVING - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
LAYING COURSE SAND FOR CONCRETE BLOCK PAVING
STRUCTURAL BEHAVIOUR OF CONCRETE BLOCK PAVING
Structural Behavior of Concrete Block Paving. II: Concrete Blocks
Structural Behavior of Concrete Block Paving. I: Sand in Bed and Joints
BEARING CAPACITY THEORY FOR INTERLOCKING CONCRETE BLOCK PAVING
FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE LOAD-SPREADING OF CONCRETE BLOCK PAVING
ACCELERATED TRAFFICKING TRIALS OF MACHINE-LAYABLE CONCRETE BLOCK PAVING
Finite-element model approach to determine support conditions and effective layout for concrete block paving