Index: dam clients/DamUI/trunk/src/Dam/Data/DamEngineIo/ConversionHelper.cs
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diff -u -r732 -r736
--- dam clients/DamUI/trunk/src/Dam/Data/DamEngineIo/ConversionHelper.cs	(.../ConversionHelper.cs)	(revision 732)
+++ dam clients/DamUI/trunk/src/Dam/Data/DamEngineIo/ConversionHelper.cs	(.../ConversionHelper.cs)	(revision 736)
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using Deltares.DamEngine.Io.XmlInput;
 using Deltares.DamEngine.Io.XmlOutput;
+using Deltares.Geotechnics;
 using Deltares.Geotechnics.Soils;
 using Deltares.Standard;
 using Deltares.Standard.Logging;
@@ -678,5 +679,83 @@
             };
             return translationTable[tangentLineType];
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Converts the shear strength model to soil shear strength model.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="shearStrengthModel">The shear strength model.</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static SoilShearStrengthModel ConvertToSoilShearStrengthModel(ShearStrengthModel shearStrengthModel)
+        {
+            var translationTable = new Dictionary<ShearStrengthModel, SoilShearStrengthModel>()
+                                               {
+                                                   {ShearStrengthModel.None, SoilShearStrengthModel.None},
+                                                   {ShearStrengthModel.CPhi, SoilShearStrengthModel.CPhi},
+                                                   {ShearStrengthModel.StressTable, SoilShearStrengthModel.StressTable},
+                                                   {ShearStrengthModel.PseudoValues, SoilShearStrengthModel.PseudoValues},
+                                                   {ShearStrengthModel.CuMeasured, SoilShearStrengthModel.SuMeasured},
+                                                   {ShearStrengthModel.CuCalculated, SoilShearStrengthModel.SuCalculated},
+                                                   {ShearStrengthModel.CuGradient, SoilShearStrengthModel.SuGradient},
+                                                   {ShearStrengthModel.CuCalculatedYield, SoilShearStrengthModel.SuCalculatedWithYield},
+                                                   {ShearStrengthModel.CPhiOrCuCalculated, SoilShearStrengthModel.CPhiOrSuCalculated},
+                                               };
+            return translationTable[shearStrengthModel];
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Converts the soil shear strength model to shear strength model.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="soilShearStrengthModel">The soil shear strength model.</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static ShearStrengthModel ConvertToShearStrengthModel(SoilShearStrengthModel soilShearStrengthModel)
+        {
+            var translationTable = new Dictionary<SoilShearStrengthModel, ShearStrengthModel>()
+                                               {
+                                                   {SoilShearStrengthModel.None, ShearStrengthModel.None},
+                                                   {SoilShearStrengthModel.CPhi, ShearStrengthModel.CPhi},
+                                                   {SoilShearStrengthModel.StressTable, ShearStrengthModel.StressTable},
+                                                   {SoilShearStrengthModel.PseudoValues, ShearStrengthModel.PseudoValues},
+                                                   {SoilShearStrengthModel.SuMeasured, ShearStrengthModel.CuMeasured},
+                                                   {SoilShearStrengthModel.SuCalculated, ShearStrengthModel.CuCalculated},
+                                                   {SoilShearStrengthModel.SuGradient, ShearStrengthModel.CuGradient},
+                                                   {SoilShearStrengthModel.SuCalculatedWithYield, ShearStrengthModel.CuCalculatedYield},
+                                                   {SoilShearStrengthModel.CPhiOrSuCalculated, ShearStrengthModel.CPhiOrCuCalculated},
+                                               };
+            return translationTable[soilShearStrengthModel];
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Converts the dilatancy type to soil dilatancy dilatancy.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="dilatancyType">Type of the dilatancy.</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static SoilDilatancyType ConvertToSoilDilatancyType(DilatancyType dilatancyType)
+        {
+            var translationTable = new Dictionary<DilatancyType, SoilDilatancyType>()
+                                               {
+                                                   {DilatancyType.Zero, SoilDilatancyType.Zero},
+                                                   {DilatancyType.Phi, SoilDilatancyType.Phi},
+                                                   {DilatancyType.MinusPhi, SoilDilatancyType.MinusPhi},
+                                               };
+            return translationTable[dilatancyType];
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Converts the soil dilatancy type to dilatancy type.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="soilDilatancyType">Type of the soil dilatancy.</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static DilatancyType ConvertToDilatancyType(SoilDilatancyType soilDilatancyType)
+        {
+            var translationTable = new Dictionary<SoilDilatancyType, DilatancyType>()
+                                               {
+                                                   {SoilDilatancyType.Zero, DilatancyType.Zero},
+                                                   {SoilDilatancyType.Phi, DilatancyType.Phi},
+                                                   {SoilDilatancyType.MinusPhi, DilatancyType.MinusPhi},
+                                               };
+            return translationTable[soilDilatancyType];
+        }
+
+
     }
 }
Index: dam clients/DamUI/trunk/src/Dam/Data/DamEngineIo/FillDamUiFromXmlInput.cs
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diff -u -r735 -r736
--- dam clients/DamUI/trunk/src/Dam/Data/DamEngineIo/FillDamUiFromXmlInput.cs	(.../FillDamUiFromXmlInput.cs)	(revision 735)
+++ dam clients/DamUI/trunk/src/Dam/Data/DamEngineIo/FillDamUiFromXmlInput.cs	(.../FillDamUiFromXmlInput.cs)	(revision 736)
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using Deltares.DamEngine.Io.XmlInput;
+using Deltares.Geotechnics;
 using Deltares.Geotechnics.Soils;
 using Deltares.Geotechnics.SurfaceLines;
 using Deltares.Standard.Extensions;
@@ -226,6 +227,16 @@
                 soil.DiameterD90 = inputSoil.DiameterD90Specified ? inputSoil.DiameterD90 : Double.NaN;
                 soil.PermeabKx = inputSoil.PermeabKxSpecified ? inputSoil.PermeabKx : Double.NaN;
                 soil.WhitesConstant = inputSoil.WhitesConstantSpecified ? inputSoil.WhitesConstant : Double.NaN;
+                soil.ShearStrengthModel = inputSoil.ShearStrengthModelSpecified ? 
+                    ConversionHelper.ConvertToShearStrengthModel(inputSoil.ShearStrengthModel) : ShearStrengthModel.CPhi;
+                soil.UseDefaultShearStrengthModel = inputSoil.DefaultShearStrengthModelSpecified ? 
+                    inputSoil.DefaultShearStrengthModel : true;
+                soil.Cohesion = inputSoil.CohesionSpecified ? inputSoil.Cohesion : Double.NaN;
+                soil.FrictionAngle = inputSoil.FrictionAngleSpecified ? inputSoil.FrictionAngle : Double.NaN;
+                soil.OCR = inputSoil.OcrSpecified ? inputSoil.Ocr : Double.NaN;
+                soil.RestSlope = inputSoil.SlopeRestProfileSpecified ? inputSoil.SlopeRestProfile : Double.NaN;
+                soil.DilatancyType = inputSoil.DilatancyTypeSpecified ? 
+                    ConversionHelper.ConvertToDilatancyType(inputSoil.DilatancyType) : DilatancyType.Phi;
                 soils.Add(soil);
             }
         }
Index: dam clients/DamUI/trunk/src/Dam/Data/DamEngineIo/FillXmlInputFromDamUi.cs
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diff -u -r735 -r736
--- dam clients/DamUI/trunk/src/Dam/Data/DamEngineIo/FillXmlInputFromDamUi.cs	(.../FillXmlInputFromDamUi.cs)	(revision 735)
+++ dam clients/DamUI/trunk/src/Dam/Data/DamEngineIo/FillXmlInputFromDamUi.cs	(.../FillXmlInputFromDamUi.cs)	(revision 736)
@@ -246,6 +246,20 @@
                 inputSoil.PermeabKx = soil.PermeabKx;
                 inputSoil.WhitesConstantSpecified = !Double.IsNaN(soil.WhitesConstant);
                 inputSoil.WhitesConstant = soil.WhitesConstant;
+                inputSoil.ShearStrengthModelSpecified = true;
+                inputSoil.ShearStrengthModel = ConversionHelper.ConvertToSoilShearStrengthModel(soil.ShearStrengthModel);
+                inputSoil.DefaultShearStrengthModelSpecified = true;
+                inputSoil.DefaultShearStrengthModel = soil.UseDefaultShearStrengthModel;
+                inputSoil.CohesionSpecified = !Double.IsNaN(soil.Cohesion);
+                inputSoil.Cohesion = soil.Cohesion;
+                inputSoil.FrictionAngleSpecified = !Double.IsNaN(soil.FrictionAngle);
+                inputSoil.FrictionAngle = soil.FrictionAngle;
+                inputSoil.OcrSpecified = !Double.IsNaN(soil.OCR);
+                inputSoil.Ocr = soil.OCR;
+                inputSoil.SlopeRestProfileSpecified = !Double.IsNaN(soil.RestSlope);
+                inputSoil.SlopeRestProfile = soil.RestSlope;
+                inputSoil.DilatancyTypeSpecified = true;
+                inputSoil.DilatancyType = ConversionHelper.ConvertToSoilDilatancyType(soil.DilatancyType);
                 inputSoils[i] = inputSoil;
             }
         }
Index: dam clients/DamUI/trunk/src/Dam/Tests/DamEngineIo/ConversionHelperTests.cs
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diff -u -r732 -r736
--- dam clients/DamUI/trunk/src/Dam/Tests/DamEngineIo/ConversionHelperTests.cs	(.../ConversionHelperTests.cs)	(revision 732)
+++ dam clients/DamUI/trunk/src/Dam/Tests/DamEngineIo/ConversionHelperTests.cs	(.../ConversionHelperTests.cs)	(revision 736)
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 using Deltares.Dam.Data.DamEngineIo;
 using Deltares.DamEngine.Io.XmlInput;
 using Deltares.DamEngine.Io.XmlOutput;
+using Deltares.Geotechnics;
 using Deltares.Geotechnics.Soils;
 using Deltares.Geotechnics.SurfaceLines;
 using Deltares.Standard;
@@ -320,5 +321,54 @@
         {
             Assert.AreEqual(tangentLineType, ConversionHelper.ConvertToTangentLinesDefinition(inputTangentLineType));
         }
+
+        [Test]
+        [TestCase(ShearStrengthModel.None, SoilShearStrengthModel.None)]
+        [TestCase(ShearStrengthModel.CPhi, SoilShearStrengthModel.CPhi)]
+        [TestCase(ShearStrengthModel.StressTable, SoilShearStrengthModel.StressTable)]
+        [TestCase(ShearStrengthModel.PseudoValues, SoilShearStrengthModel.PseudoValues)]
+        [TestCase(ShearStrengthModel.CuMeasured, SoilShearStrengthModel.SuMeasured)]
+        [TestCase(ShearStrengthModel.CuCalculated, SoilShearStrengthModel.SuCalculated)]
+        [TestCase(ShearStrengthModel.CuGradient, SoilShearStrengthModel.SuGradient)]
+        [TestCase(ShearStrengthModel.CuCalculatedYield, SoilShearStrengthModel.SuCalculatedWithYield)]
+        [TestCase(ShearStrengthModel.CPhiOrCuCalculated, SoilShearStrengthModel.CPhiOrSuCalculated)]
+        public void CanConvertToSoilShearStrengthModel(ShearStrengthModel shearStrengthModel, SoilShearStrengthModel soilShearStrengthModel)
+        {
+            Assert.AreEqual(soilShearStrengthModel, ConversionHelper.ConvertToSoilShearStrengthModel(shearStrengthModel));
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        [TestCase(SoilShearStrengthModel.None, ShearStrengthModel.None)]
+        [TestCase(SoilShearStrengthModel.CPhi, ShearStrengthModel.CPhi)]
+        [TestCase(SoilShearStrengthModel.StressTable, ShearStrengthModel.StressTable)]
+        [TestCase(SoilShearStrengthModel.PseudoValues, ShearStrengthModel.PseudoValues)]
+        [TestCase(SoilShearStrengthModel.SuMeasured, ShearStrengthModel.CuMeasured)]
+        [TestCase(SoilShearStrengthModel.SuCalculated, ShearStrengthModel.CuCalculated)]
+        [TestCase(SoilShearStrengthModel.SuGradient, ShearStrengthModel.CuGradient)]
+        [TestCase(SoilShearStrengthModel.SuCalculatedWithYield, ShearStrengthModel.CuCalculatedYield)]
+        [TestCase(SoilShearStrengthModel.CPhiOrSuCalculated, ShearStrengthModel.CPhiOrCuCalculated)]
+        public void CanConvertToShearStrengthModel(SoilShearStrengthModel soilShearStrengthModel, ShearStrengthModel shearStrengthModel)
+        {
+            Assert.AreEqual(shearStrengthModel, ConversionHelper.ConvertToShearStrengthModel(soilShearStrengthModel));
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        [TestCase(DilatancyType.Zero, SoilDilatancyType.Zero)]
+        [TestCase(DilatancyType.Phi, SoilDilatancyType.Phi)]
+        [TestCase(DilatancyType.MinusPhi, SoilDilatancyType.MinusPhi)]
+        public void CanConvertToSoilDilatancyType(DilatancyType dilatancyType, SoilDilatancyType soilDilatancyType)
+        {
+            Assert.AreEqual(soilDilatancyType, ConversionHelper.ConvertToSoilDilatancyType(dilatancyType));
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        [TestCase(SoilDilatancyType.Zero, DilatancyType.Zero)]
+        [TestCase(SoilDilatancyType.Phi, DilatancyType.Phi)]
+        [TestCase(SoilDilatancyType.MinusPhi, DilatancyType.MinusPhi)]
+        public void CanConvertToDilatancyType(SoilDilatancyType soilDilatancyType, DilatancyType dilatancyType)
+        {
+            Assert.AreEqual(dilatancyType, ConversionHelper.ConvertToDilatancyType(soilDilatancyType));
+        }
+
     }
 }
Index: dam clients/DamUI/trunk/src/Dam/Tests/DamEngineIo/FillXmlInputFromDamUiTests.cs
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diff -u -r732 -r736
--- dam clients/DamUI/trunk/src/Dam/Tests/DamEngineIo/FillXmlInputFromDamUiTests.cs	(.../FillXmlInputFromDamUiTests.cs)	(revision 732)
+++ dam clients/DamUI/trunk/src/Dam/Tests/DamEngineIo/FillXmlInputFromDamUiTests.cs	(.../FillXmlInputFromDamUiTests.cs)	(revision 736)
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 using Deltares.DamEngine.Io;
 using Deltares.DamEngine.Io.XmlInput;
 using Deltares.Geometry;
+using Deltares.Geotechnics;
 using Deltares.Geotechnics.Soils;
 using Deltares.Geotechnics.SurfaceLines;
 using Deltares.Standard.EventPublisher;
@@ -161,6 +162,13 @@
                 soil.DiameterD90 = 20 + 0.1 * i;
                 soil.PermeabKx = 21 + 0.1 * i;
                 soil.WhitesConstant = 22 + 0.1 * i;
+                soil.ShearStrengthModel = ShearStrengthModel.CuCalculated;
+                soil.UseDefaultShearStrengthModel = false;
+                soil.Cohesion = 23 + 0.1 * i;
+                soil.FrictionAngle = 24 + 0.1 * i;
+                soil.OCR = 25 + 0.1 * i;
+                soil.RestSlope = 26 + 0.1 * i;
+                soil.DilatancyType = DilatancyType.MinusPhi;
 
                 dike.SoilList.Add(soil);
             }