diff --git a/dune/gfe/coupling/rodcontinuumcomplex.hh b/dune/gfe/coupling/rodcontinuumcomplex.hh
index 2e9aab63237027e574469da55a5c8492ddc8a3b4..cd974ce0784654439a90a7d36376fee2fd55d979 100644
--- a/dune/gfe/coupling/rodcontinuumcomplex.hh
+++ b/dune/gfe/coupling/rodcontinuumcomplex.hh
@@ -6,19 +6,47 @@
 
 #include <dune/common/shared_ptr.hh>
 
+#include <dune/istl/bvector.hh>
+
+#include <dune/gfe/rigidbodymotion.hh>
+
 /** \brief A set of rods and a set of continua, all coupled to each other
  */
 template <class RodGrid, class ContinuumGrid>
 class RodContinuumComplex
 {
+    typedef std::vector<RigidBodyMotion<3> > RodConfiguration;
+    
+    typedef Dune::BlockVector<Dune::FieldVector<double,3> > ContinuumConfiguration;
+    
 public:
 
+    /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    //  Data concerning the individual rod problems
+    /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
     /** \brief The set of rods, accessible by name (string) */
     std::map<std::string, Dune::shared_ptr<RodGrid> > rodGrids_;
     
-    /** \brief The set of rods, accessible by name (string) */
+    /** \brief A Dirichlet boundary for each rod */
+    std::map<std::string, LeafBoundaryPatch<RodGrid> > rodDirichletBoundaries_;
+    
+    /** \brief The Dirichlet values for each rod */
+    std::map<std::string, RodConfiguration> rodDirichletValues_;
+    
+    /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    //  Data concerning the individual continuum problems
+    /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+    /** \brief The set of continua, accessible by name (string) */
     std::map<std::string, Dune::shared_ptr<ContinuumGrid> > continuumGrids_;
     
+    /** \brief A Dirichlet boundary for each continuum */
+    std::map<std::string, LeafBoundaryPatch<ContinuumGrid> > continuumDirichletBoundaries_;
+
+    /** \brief The Dirichlet values for each continuum */
+    std::map<std::string, ContinuumConfiguration> continuumDirichletValues_;
+    
 };
 
 #endif    // ROD_CONTINUUM_COMPLEX_HH
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