diff --git a/cosserat-continuum.parset b/cosserat-continuum.parset
index a9d5372f86fa4390c1f02623bf814b3be451cf4a..b16898dbf5b3d600945756eba6e4302602c78359 100644
--- a/cosserat-continuum.parset
+++ b/cosserat-continuum.parset
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 numLevels = 3
 
 # Number of homotopy steps for the Dirichlet boundary conditions
-numHomotopySteps = 1
+numHomotopySteps = 60
 
 # Tolerance of the trust region solver
 tolerance = 1e-8
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ tolerance = 1e-8
 maxTrustRegionSteps = 200
 
 # Initial trust-region radius
-initialTrustRegionRadius = 0.001
+initialTrustRegionRadius = 0.1
 
 # Number of multigrid iterations per trust-region step
 numIt = 200
@@ -44,63 +44,67 @@ instrumented = 0
 
 # Parameters for the shearing/wrinkling example from Taylor, Bertoldi, Steigmann
 # We use 'meters' as the length unit
-[materialParameters]
+#[materialParameters]
 
 # shell thickness
-thickness = 2.5e-5
+#thickness = 2.5e-5
 
 # Lame parameters
 # # corresponds to E = 3.5GPa, nu=0.31
-mu = 5.6452e+09
-lambda = 2.1796e+09
+#mu = 5.6452e+09
+#lambda = 2.1796e+09
 
 # Cosserat couple modulus
-mu_c = 0
+#mu_c = 0
 
 # Length scale parameter
 # h * sqrt(1/12)
-L_c = 7.2169e-06
+#L_c = 7.2169e-06
 
 # Curvature exponent
-q = 2
+#q = 2
 
 # Shear correction factor
-kappa = 1
+#kappa = 1
 
 []
 
-structuredGrid = true
-lower = 0 0
-upper = 0.38 0.128
-elements = 15 5
+#structuredGrid = true
+#lower = 0 0
+#upper = 0.38 0.128
+#elements = 15 5
 
 
 ## Parameters for the twisted 10x1 strip
-#[materialParameters]
+[materialParameters]
 
 # shell thickness
-#thickness = 0.002
+thickness = 0.002
 
 # Lame parameters
-# corresponds to E = 1e6, nu=0.3
-#mu = 3.8462e+05
-#lambda = 2.7149e+05
+# # corresponds to E = 3.5GPa, nu=0.31
+mu = 5.6452e+09
+lambda = 2.1796e+09
 
 # Cosserat couple modulus
-#mu_c = 0
+mu_c = 0
 #mu_c = 3.8462e+05
 
 # Length scale parameter
-#L_c = 0.001
+L_c = 0.002
 
 # Curvature exponent
-#q = 2
+q = 2
 
 # Shear correction factor
-#kappa = 1
+kappa = 1
 
-#[]
+[]
 
+structuredGrid = true
+lower = 0 0
+upper = 0.1 0.01
+elements = 10 1
 
 ## For the Wriggers L-shape example
 #[materialParameters]
@@ -133,11 +137,6 @@ neumannValues =  -1e3 0 0
 
 
 
-#structuredGrid = true
-#lower = 0 0
-#upper = 5 1
-#elements = 5 1
-
 # Wriggers L-shape
 path = /home/sander/data/shells/wriggers_L_shape/
 gridFile = wriggers-L-shape.msh