diff --git a/cosserat-continuum.cc b/cosserat-continuum.cc
index 37d059f1e8759d42632c08be1148c9ba9f3f8701..c07af92a5d20250e7342a982eee8e10d1fc5908a 100644
--- a/cosserat-continuum.cc
+++ b/cosserat-continuum.cc
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ const int blocksize = TargetSpace::TangentVector::dimension;
 using namespace Dune;
 
 #if 0
+// Dirichlet boundary data for the shear/wrinkling example
 void dirichletValues(const FieldVector<double,dim>& in, FieldVector<double,3>& out,
                      double homotopy)
 {
@@ -52,7 +53,8 @@ void dirichletValues(const FieldVector<double,dim>& in, FieldVector<double,3>& o
     for (int i=0; i<dim; i++)
         out[i] = in[i];
 
-    out[1] += homotopy;
+    if (out[1] > 1-1e-3)
+        out[0] += homotopy;
 }
 #endif
 void dirichletValues(const FieldVector<double,dim>& in, FieldVector<double,3>& out,
@@ -179,6 +181,13 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[]) try
         if (vIt->geometry().corner(0)[0] > upper[0]-1e-3 )
             neumannNodes[grid->leafIndexSet().index(*vIt)][0] = true;
 #endif
+#if 0   // Boundary conditions for the shearing/wrinkling example
+        if (vIt->geometry().corner(0)[1] < 1e-3  or vIt->geometry().corner(0)[1] > upper[1]-1e-3 ) {
+            // Only translation dofs are Dirichlet
+            for (int j=0; j<3; j++)
+                dirichletNodes[grid->leafIndexSet().index(*vIt)][j] = true;
+        }
+#endif
 #if 0   // Boundary conditions for the twisted-strip example
         if (vIt->geometry().corner(0)[0] < lower[0]+1e-3  or vIt->geometry().corner(0)[0] > upper[0]-1e-3 ) {
             // Only translation dofs are Dirichlet
diff --git a/cosserat-continuum.parset b/cosserat-continuum.parset
index 2a2ea8b6eb8351725c1d6b6d9b0b8aa3f570f50e..9de24ba26f703b071496acf053e7a6587e2f5104 100644
--- a/cosserat-continuum.parset
+++ b/cosserat-continuum.parset
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Number of grid levels
-numLevels = 1
+numLevels = 3
 
 # Number of homotopy steps for the Dirichlet boundary conditions
 numHomotopySteps = 1
@@ -42,50 +42,23 @@ instrumented = 0
 ############################
 
 
-# Parameters for the twisted 10x1 strip
-#[materialParameters]
-#
-## shell thickness
-#thickness = 0.05
-#
-## Lame parameters
-## corresponds to E = 1e6, nu=0.3
-#mu = 3.8462e+05
-#lambda = 2.7149e+05
-#
-## Cosserat couple modulus
-#mu_c = 0
-##mu_c = 3.8462e+05
-#
-## Length scale parameter
-#L_c = 0.1
-#
-## Curvature exponent
-#q = 2
-#
-## Shear correction factor
-#kappa = 1
-#
-#[]
-
-
-# For the Wriggers L-shape example
+ Parameters for the twisted 10x1 strip
 [materialParameters]
 
 # shell thickness
-thickness = 0.6
+thickness = 0.05
 
 # Lame parameters
-# corresponds to E = 71240 N/mm^2, nu=0.31
-mu = 2.7191e+04
-lambda = 4.4364e+04
+# corresponds to E = 1e6, nu=0.3
+mu = 3.8462e+05
+lambda = 2.7149e+05
 
 # Cosserat couple modulus
 mu_c = 0
-#mu_c = 2.7191e+04
+#mu_c = 3.8462e+05
 
 # Length scale parameter
-L_c = 10
+L_c = 0.0002
 
 # Curvature exponent
 q = 2
@@ -95,15 +68,42 @@ kappa = 1
 
 []
 
+
+## For the Wriggers L-shape example
+#[materialParameters]
+#
+## shell thickness
+#thickness = 0.6
+#
+## Lame parameters
+## corresponds to E = 71240 N/mm^2, nu=0.31
+#mu = 2.7191e+04
+#lambda = 4.4364e+04
+#
+## Cosserat couple modulus
+#mu_c = 0
+##mu_c = 2.7191e+04
+#
+## Length scale parameter
+#L_c = 10
+#
+## Curvature exponent
+#q = 2
+#
+## Shear correction factor
+#kappa = 1
+#
+#[]
+
 ###  Neumann values, if needed
 neumannValues =  -1e3 0 0
 
 
 
-structuredGrid = false
+structuredGrid = true
 lower = 0 0
-upper = 10 1
-elements = 10 1
+upper = 5 1
+elements = 5 1
 
 # Wriggers L-shape
 path = /home/sander/data/shells/wriggers_L_shape/