diff --git a/src/coreComponents/common/format/LogPart.cpp b/src/coreComponents/common/format/LogPart.cpp
index a9ce3c69da6..1f3dac85297 100644
--- a/src/coreComponents/common/format/LogPart.cpp
+++ b/src/coreComponents/common/format/LogPart.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ void LogPart::setMaxWidth( size_t const & maxWidth )
 
 double clamp( double v, double min, double max )
 {
-  return std::min( max, std::max( min, v ));
+  return LvArray::math::min( max, LvArray::math::max( min, v ));
 }
 
 void LogPart::formatDescriptions( LogPart::Description & description,
@@ -70,34 +70,33 @@ void LogPart::formatDescriptions( LogPart::Description & description,
   stdVector< string > & formattedLines = formattedDescription.m_lines;
   size_t const borderSpaceWidth = m_nbBorderChar * 2 + m_borderMargin * 2;
 
-  size_t const formattingCharSize = borderSpaceWidth;
+  size_t const decorationWidth = borderSpaceWidth;
   size_t & maxNameSize = formattedDescription.m_maxNameWidth;
   size_t & maxValueSize = formattedDescription.m_maxValueWidth;
 
   formattedLines.reserve( description.m_names.size() * 2 );
 
-  /// clamp
-  m_width = std::min( m_maxWidth, std::max( m_minWidth, m_width ));
+  m_width = clamp( m_maxWidth, m_minWidth, m_width );
 
   for( size_t idxName = 0; idxName < description.m_names.size(); idxName++ )
   {
-    auto const & nonFormattedNames =  description.m_names[idxName];
-    auto const & nonFormattedValues =  description.m_values[idxName];
+    auto const & rawName =  description.m_names[idxName];
+    auto const & rawValues =  description.m_values[idxName];
 
     // Format name with no values associated
-    if( nonFormattedValues.empty())
+    if( rawValues.empty())
     {
-      size_t maxLineLength = m_width - borderSpaceWidth;
-      auto wrappedNames = stringutilities::wrapTextToMaxLength( nonFormattedNames, maxLineLength );
+      size_t availableWidth = m_width - borderSpaceWidth;
+      auto wrappedNames = stringutilities::wrapTextToMaxLength( rawName, availableWidth );
 
       for( auto & name : wrappedNames )
       {
         auto const currMaxNameSize = std::max( name.size(), maxNameSize );
-        if( currMaxNameSize + formattingCharSize < m_width )
+        if( currMaxNameSize + decorationWidth < m_width )
         {
           // append space at the end of name if needed
           name.reserve( m_width - borderSpaceWidth );
-          name.append( std::string( m_width - currMaxNameSize - formattingCharSize, ' ' ));
+          name.append( std::string( m_width - currMaxNameSize - decorationWidth, ' ' ));
         }
         formattedLines.push_back( name );
       }
@@ -105,25 +104,25 @@ void LogPart::formatDescriptions( LogPart::Description & description,
     }
 
     // Format name with values assiociated
-    size_t maxLineLength = m_width - maxNameSize - formattingCharSize - m_delimiter.size();
-    auto wrappedValues = stringutilities::wrapTextToMaxLength( nonFormattedValues, maxLineLength );
+    size_t availableWidthForValues = m_width - maxNameSize - decorationWidth - m_delimiter.size();
+    auto wrappedValues = stringutilities::wrapTextToMaxLength( rawValues, availableWidthForValues );
 
     // format name
-    stdVector< string > formatNames {nonFormattedNames};
+    stdVector< string > formatNames {rawName};
     for( size_t idxSubName = 0; idxSubName < formatNames.size(); idxSubName++ )
     {
-      size_t const spaces = idxSubName < wrappedValues.size() ?
-                            maxNameSize  - formatNames[idxSubName].size() :
-                            m_width - formatNames[idxSubName].size() - formattingCharSize;
+      size_t const paddingNeeded = idxSubName < wrappedValues.size() ?
+                                   maxNameSize  - formatNames[idxSubName].size() :
+                                   m_width - formatNames[idxSubName].size() - decorationWidth;
       // append space at the end of name if needed
-      formatNames[idxSubName].reserve( formatNames[idxSubName].size() + spaces );
-      formatNames[idxSubName].append( spaces, ' ' );
+      formatNames[idxSubName].reserve( formatNames[idxSubName].size() + paddingNeeded );
+      formatNames[idxSubName].append( paddingNeeded, ' ' );
     }
 
     size_t const lineCount = std::max( formatNames.size(), wrappedValues.size());
 
     // format values
-    size_t const minValueSizeRequired = m_width - maxNameSize - formattingCharSize - m_delimiter.size();
+    size_t const minValueSizeRequired = m_width - maxNameSize - decorationWidth - m_delimiter.size();
     for( auto & wrappedValue : wrappedValues )
     {
       wrappedValue.reserve( minValueSizeRequired );
diff --git a/src/coreComponents/common/format/LogPart.hpp b/src/coreComponents/common/format/LogPart.hpp
index d4223c008b0..f69729b25bc 100644
--- a/src/coreComponents/common/format/LogPart.hpp
+++ b/src/coreComponents/common/format/LogPart.hpp
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class LogPart
   /// minimal length of a log part
   size_t m_minWidth = 100;
   /// maximal length of a log part
-  size_t m_maxWidth = SIZE_MAX;
+  size_t m_maxWidth = 100;
   /// margin (left and right) between all descriptions and the log part borders
   static constexpr size_t m_borderMargin = 2;
   /// numbers of character used for the border
@@ -194,30 +194,33 @@ void LogPart::addDescriptionBySection( Description & description, FormattedDescr
                                        string_view name, Args const &... args )
 {
   stdVector< string > values;
-  size_t & maxValueSize = formattedDescription.m_maxValueWidth;
-  size_t & maxNameSize = formattedDescription.m_maxNameWidth;
+  size_t & formattedDescriptionMaxWidth = formattedDescription.m_maxValueWidth;
+  size_t & formattedDescriptionNameWidth = formattedDescription.m_maxNameWidth;
   ( [&] {
     static_assert( has_formatter_v< decltype(args) >,
                    "Argument passed cannot be converted to string" );
     string const value = GEOS_FMT( "{}", args );
 
-    stdVector< string_view > splitValues =  divideLines< string_view >( maxValueSize, value );
-    values.insert( values.end(), splitValues.begin(), splitValues.end() );
+    stdVector< string_view > dividedDescriptionValues =
+      divideLines< string_view >( formattedDescriptionMaxWidth, value );
+    values.insert( values.end(), dividedDescriptionValues.begin(), dividedDescriptionValues.end() );
   } (), ...);
 
   description.m_values.push_back( values );
 
-  size_t lineWidth = 0;
-  stdVector< string > nameDivided = divideLines< string >( lineWidth, name );
-  if( lineWidth == 0 )
-    lineWidth = name.size();
-  maxNameSize = std::max( maxNameSize, lineWidth );
+  size_t nameWidth = 0;
+  stdVector< string > nameLines = divideLines< string >( nameWidth, name );
+  if( nameWidth == 0 )
+    nameWidth = name.size();
+  formattedDescriptionNameWidth = std::max( formattedDescriptionNameWidth, nameWidth );
 
-  description.m_names.push_back( nameDivided );
+  description.m_names.push_back( nameLines );
 
-  size_t const formattingCharSize = m_nbBorderChar * 2 + m_borderMargin * 2;
-  size_t const currentTotalWidth =  maxNameSize + maxValueSize + formattingCharSize;
-  m_width = std::max( m_width, currentTotalWidth );
+  size_t const totalDecorationWidth = m_nbBorderChar * 2 + m_borderMargin * 2;
+  size_t const logPartTotalWidth =  formattedDescriptionNameWidth +
+                                   formattedDescriptionMaxWidth +
+                                   totalDecorationWidth;
+  m_width = std::max( m_width, logPartTotalWidth );
   m_width = std::max( m_width, formattedDescription.m_title.size());
 }