Index: DamClients/DamUI/trunk/src/Dam/Data/DamEngineIo/ConversionHelper.cs
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diff -u -r875 -r1159
--- DamClients/DamUI/trunk/src/Dam/Data/DamEngineIo/ConversionHelper.cs	(.../ConversionHelper.cs)	(revision 875)
+++ DamClients/DamUI/trunk/src/Dam/Data/DamEngineIo/ConversionHelper.cs	(.../ConversionHelper.cs)	(revision 1159)
@@ -786,6 +786,40 @@
             return translationTable[stabilityDesignMethod];
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Converts the input dikeMaterialType to SoilType.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="dikeMaterialType">Type of the dike material.</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static SoilType ConvertToSoilType(LocationAssesmentRegionalOptionsDikeMaterialType dikeMaterialType)
+        {
+            var translationTable = new Dictionary<LocationAssesmentRegionalOptionsDikeMaterialType, SoilType>()
+            {
+                {LocationAssesmentRegionalOptionsDikeMaterialType.Clay, SoilType.Clay},
+                {LocationAssesmentRegionalOptionsDikeMaterialType.Gravel, SoilType.Gravel},
+                {LocationAssesmentRegionalOptionsDikeMaterialType.Loam, SoilType.Loam},
+                {LocationAssesmentRegionalOptionsDikeMaterialType.Peat, SoilType.Peat},
+                {LocationAssesmentRegionalOptionsDikeMaterialType.Sand, SoilType.Sand}
+            };
+            return translationTable[dikeMaterialType];
+        }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Converts the SoilType to the input dikeMaterialType.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="soilType">Type of the soil.</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static LocationAssesmentRegionalOptionsDikeMaterialType ConvertToInputSoilType(SoilType soilType)
+        {
+            var translationTable = new Dictionary<SoilType, LocationAssesmentRegionalOptionsDikeMaterialType>()
+            {
+                {SoilType.Clay, LocationAssesmentRegionalOptionsDikeMaterialType.Clay},
+                {SoilType.Gravel, LocationAssesmentRegionalOptionsDikeMaterialType.Gravel},
+                {SoilType.Loam, LocationAssesmentRegionalOptionsDikeMaterialType.Loam},
+                {SoilType.Peat, LocationAssesmentRegionalOptionsDikeMaterialType.Peat},
+                {SoilType.Sand, LocationAssesmentRegionalOptionsDikeMaterialType.Sand}
+            };
+            return translationTable[soilType];
+        }
     }
 }