diff --git a/applications/solvers/stressAnalysis/solidDisplacementFoam/solidDisplacementFoam.C b/applications/solvers/stressAnalysis/solidDisplacementFoam/solidDisplacementFoam.C
index b2b2ac9d0d..2860576939 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/stressAnalysis/solidDisplacementFoam/solidDisplacementFoam.C
+++ b/applications/solvers/stressAnalysis/solidDisplacementFoam/solidDisplacementFoam.C
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             }
 
             {
-                volTensorField gradD = fvc::grad(D);
+                volTensorField gradD(fvc::grad(D));
                 sigmaD = mu*twoSymm(gradD) + (lambda*I)*tr(gradD);
 
                 if (compactNormalStress)
diff --git a/applications/solvers/stressAnalysis/solidDisplacementFoam/tractionDisplacement/tractionDisplacementFvPatchVectorField.C b/applications/solvers/stressAnalysis/solidDisplacementFoam/tractionDisplacement/tractionDisplacementFvPatchVectorField.C
index a3ca61e0ff..46a947ef0b 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/stressAnalysis/solidDisplacementFoam/tractionDisplacement/tractionDisplacementFvPatchVectorField.C
+++ b/applications/solvers/stressAnalysis/solidDisplacementFoam/tractionDisplacement/tractionDisplacementFvPatchVectorField.C
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ void tractionDisplacementFvPatchVectorField::updateCoeffs()
 
     scalar twoMuLambda = (2*mu + lambda).value();
 
-    vectorField n = patch().nf();
+    vectorField n(patch().nf());
 
     const fvPatchField<symmTensor>& sigmaD =
         patch().lookupPatchField<volSymmTensorField, symmTensor>("sigmaD");
@@ -207,7 +207,11 @@ void tractionDisplacementFvPatchVectorField::write(Ostream& os) const
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-makePatchTypeField(fvPatchVectorField, tractionDisplacementFvPatchVectorField);
+makeNonTemplatedPatchTypeField
+(
+    fvPatchVectorField,
+    tractionDisplacementFvPatchVectorField
+);
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
diff --git a/applications/solvers/stressAnalysis/solidEquilibriumDisplacementFoam/kineticEnergyLimiter.H b/applications/solvers/stressAnalysis/solidEquilibriumDisplacementFoam/kineticEnergyLimiter.H
index e1074a3408..eae3c3d327 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/stressAnalysis/solidEquilibriumDisplacementFoam/kineticEnergyLimiter.H
+++ b/applications/solvers/stressAnalysis/solidEquilibriumDisplacementFoam/kineticEnergyLimiter.H
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 if (!(runTime.timeIndex() % 5))
 {
-    volScalarField kineticEnergy = magSqr(Dcorr);
+    volScalarField kineticEnergy(magSqr(Dcorr);
     dimensionedScalar intKineticEnergy = fvc::domainIntegrate(kineticEnergy);
     Info<< "kineticEnergy = " << intKineticEnergy.value() << endl;
 
-    volScalarField kineticPower = (Dcorr - Dcorr.oldTime()) & Dcorr;
+    volScalarField kineticPower((Dcorr - Dcorr.oldTime()) & Dcorr);
     dimensionedScalar intKineticPower = fvc::domainIntegrate(kineticPower);
     Info<< "kineticPower = " << intKineticPower.value() << endl;
 
diff --git a/applications/solvers/stressAnalysis/solidEquilibriumDisplacementFoam/solidEquilibriumDisplacementFoam.C b/applications/solvers/stressAnalysis/solidEquilibriumDisplacementFoam/solidEquilibriumDisplacementFoam.C
index df2c3ed7f3..a44d8cb67b 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/stressAnalysis/solidEquilibriumDisplacementFoam/solidEquilibriumDisplacementFoam.C
+++ b/applications/solvers/stressAnalysis/solidEquilibriumDisplacementFoam/solidEquilibriumDisplacementFoam.C
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         D += accFac*Dcorr;
 
         {
-            volTensorField gradDcorr = fvc::grad(Dcorr);
+            volTensorField gradDcorr(fvc::grad(Dcorr));
 
             sigmaExp =
                 (lambda - mu)*gradDcorr + mu*gradDcorr.T()
diff --git a/applications/solvers/stressAnalysis/solidEquilibriumDisplacementFoam/tractionDisplacementCorrection/tractionDisplacementCorrectionFvPatchVectorField.C b/applications/solvers/stressAnalysis/solidEquilibriumDisplacementFoam/tractionDisplacementCorrection/tractionDisplacementCorrectionFvPatchVectorField.C
index b719e8af69..0bf83bcca5 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/stressAnalysis/solidEquilibriumDisplacementFoam/tractionDisplacementCorrection/tractionDisplacementCorrectionFvPatchVectorField.C
+++ b/applications/solvers/stressAnalysis/solidEquilibriumDisplacementFoam/tractionDisplacementCorrection/tractionDisplacementCorrectionFvPatchVectorField.C
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ void tractionDisplacementCorrectionFvPatchVectorField::updateCoeffs()
         lambda = nu*E/((1.0 + nu)*(1.0 - nu));
     }
 
-    vectorField n = patch().nf();
+    vectorField n(patch().nf());
 
     const fvPatchField<symmTensor>& sigmaD =
         patch().lookupPatchField<volSymmTensorField, symmTensor>("sigmaD");
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ void tractionDisplacementCorrectionFvPatchVectorField::write(Ostream& os) const
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-makePatchTypeField
+makeNonTemplatedPatchTypeField
 (
     fvPatchVectorField,
     tractionDisplacementCorrectionFvPatchVectorField