Index: Ringtoets/HydraRing/src/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation/IO/DesignTablesSettingsCsvReader.cs
===================================================================
diff -u -rc99a72f80fc8db3a8a6fd0db0d1181bcda1e0f8f -r1ffce7db57db828039b8e2d5a24715cbaa76f6a8
--- Ringtoets/HydraRing/src/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation/IO/DesignTablesSettingsCsvReader.cs	(.../DesignTablesSettingsCsvReader.cs)	(revision c99a72f80fc8db3a8a6fd0db0d1181bcda1e0f8f)
+++ Ringtoets/HydraRing/src/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation/IO/DesignTablesSettingsCsvReader.cs	(.../DesignTablesSettingsCsvReader.cs)	(revision 1ffce7db57db828039b8e2d5a24715cbaa76f6a8)
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     /// <summary>
     /// The reader for <see cref="DesignTablesSetting"/> in csv format.
     /// </summary>
-    internal class DesignTablesSettingsCsvReader : HydraRingSettingsCsvReader<IDictionary<HydraRingFailureMechanismType, IDictionary<string, DesignTablesSetting>>>
+    internal class DesignTablesSettingsCsvReader : HydraRingSettingsVariableCsvReader<IDictionary<HydraRingFailureMechanismType, IDictionary<string, DesignTablesSetting>>>
     {
         private readonly Dictionary<string, int> columns = new Dictionary<string, int>
         {
@@ -47,40 +47,6 @@
             }
         };
 
-        private readonly Dictionary<string, HydraRingFailureMechanismType> failureMechanismTypes = new Dictionary<string, HydraRingFailureMechanismType>
-        {
-            {
-                assessmentLevelKey, HydraRingFailureMechanismType.AssessmentLevel
-            },
-            {
-                waveHeightKey, HydraRingFailureMechanismType.WaveHeight
-            },
-            {
-                wavePeakPeriodKey, HydraRingFailureMechanismType.WavePeakPeriod
-            },
-            {
-                waveSpectralPeriodKey, HydraRingFailureMechanismType.WaveSpectralPeriod
-            },
-            {
-                qVariantKey, HydraRingFailureMechanismType.QVariant
-            },
-            {
-                dikeHeightKey, HydraRingFailureMechanismType.DikesHeight
-            },
-            {
-                grassKey, HydraRingFailureMechanismType.DikesOvertopping
-            },
-            {
-                heightStructuresKey, HydraRingFailureMechanismType.StructuresOvertopping
-            },
-            {
-                closingStructuresKey, HydraRingFailureMechanismType.StructuresClosure
-            },
-            {
-                structuresStructuralFailureKey, HydraRingFailureMechanismType.StructuresStructuralFailure
-            }
-        };
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a new instance of <see cref="DesignTablesSettingsCsvReader"/>.
         /// </summary>
@@ -92,7 +58,7 @@
         protected override void CreateSetting(IList<string> line)
         {
             // Get failure mechanism
-            var failureMechanismType = GetFailureMechanismType(line);
+            var failureMechanismType = GetFailureMechanismType(GetStringValueFromElement(line[columns[variableKey]]));
 
             if (!Settings.ContainsKey(failureMechanismType))
             {
@@ -107,11 +73,6 @@
             }
         }
 
-        private HydraRingFailureMechanismType GetFailureMechanismType(IList<string> line)
-        {
-            return failureMechanismTypes[GetStringValueFromElement(line[columns[variableKey]])];
-        }
-
         private string GetRingId(IList<string> line)
         {
             return GetStringValueFromElement(line[columns[ringIdKey]]);
@@ -131,20 +92,5 @@
         private const string maxKey = "Max";
 
         #endregion
-
-        #region Variable names
-
-        private const string assessmentLevelKey = "Toetspeil";
-        private const string waveHeightKey = "Hs";
-        private const string wavePeakPeriodKey = "Tp";
-        private const string waveSpectralPeriodKey = "Tm-1,0";
-        private const string qVariantKey = "Q";
-        private const string dikeHeightKey = "HBN";
-        private const string grassKey = "Gras";
-        private const string heightStructuresKey = "KwHoogte";
-        private const string closingStructuresKey = "KwSluiten";
-        private const string structuresStructuralFailureKey = "KwPuntconstructies";
-
-        #endregion
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
Index: Ringtoets/HydraRing/src/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation/IO/HydraRingSettingsVariableCsvReader.cs
===================================================================
diff -u
--- Ringtoets/HydraRing/src/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation/IO/HydraRingSettingsVariableCsvReader.cs	(revision 0)
+++ Ringtoets/HydraRing/src/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation/IO/HydraRingSettingsVariableCsvReader.cs	(revision 1ffce7db57db828039b8e2d5a24715cbaa76f6a8)
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+// Copyright (C) Stichting Deltares 2016. All rights reserved.
+//
+// This file is part of Ringtoets.
+//
+// Ringtoets is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+// 
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+//
+// All names, logos, and references to "Deltares" are registered trademarks of
+// Stichting Deltares and remain full property of Stichting Deltares at all times.
+// All rights reserved.
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.Data;
+
+namespace Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.IO
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// An abstract base for Hydra-Ring settings readers with variable properties.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="TOutput">The output format of the read settings.</typeparam>
+    internal abstract class HydraRingSettingsVariableCsvReader<TOutput> : HydraRingSettingsCsvReader<TOutput>
+    {
+        private readonly Dictionary<string, HydraRingFailureMechanismType> failureMechanismTypes = new Dictionary<string, HydraRingFailureMechanismType>
+        {
+            {
+                assessmentLevelKey, HydraRingFailureMechanismType.AssessmentLevel
+            },
+            {
+                waveHeightKey, HydraRingFailureMechanismType.WaveHeight
+            },
+            {
+                wavePeakPeriodKey, HydraRingFailureMechanismType.WavePeakPeriod
+            },
+            {
+                waveSpectralPeriodKey, HydraRingFailureMechanismType.WaveSpectralPeriod
+            },
+            {
+                qVariantKey, HydraRingFailureMechanismType.QVariant
+            },
+            {
+                dikeHeightKey, HydraRingFailureMechanismType.DikesHeight
+            },
+            {
+                grassKey, HydraRingFailureMechanismType.DikesOvertopping
+            },
+            {
+                heightStructuresKey, HydraRingFailureMechanismType.StructuresOvertopping
+            },
+            {
+                closingStructuresKey, HydraRingFailureMechanismType.StructuresClosure
+            },
+            {
+                structuresStructuralFailureKey, HydraRingFailureMechanismType.StructuresStructuralFailure
+            }
+        };
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new instance of <see cref="HydraRingSettingsVariableCsvReaderSettingsVariableCsvReader{TOutput}"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="fileContents">The file contents to read.</param>
+        /// <param name="settings">The provided settings object to add the read settings to.</param>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">Thrown when <paramref name="fileContents"/> or <paramref name="settings"/> is <c>null</c>.</exception>
+        protected HydraRingSettingsVariableCsvReader(string fileContents, TOutput settings) 
+            : base(fileContents, settings) {}
+
+        protected abstract override void CreateSetting(IList<string> line);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the <see cref="HydraRingFailureMechanismType"/> from the variable.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="variable">The variable to get the <see cref="HydraRingFailureMechanismType"/> for.</param>
+        /// <returns>The <see cref="HydraRingFailureMechanismType"/>.</returns>
+        protected HydraRingFailureMechanismType GetFailureMechanismType(string variable)
+        {
+            return failureMechanismTypes[variable];
+        }
+
+        #region Variable names
+
+        private const string assessmentLevelKey = "Toetspeil";
+        private const string waveHeightKey = "Hs";
+        private const string wavePeakPeriodKey = "Tp";
+        private const string waveSpectralPeriodKey = "Tm-1,0";
+        private const string qVariantKey = "Q";
+        private const string dikeHeightKey = "HBN";
+        private const string grassKey = "Gras";
+        private const string heightStructuresKey = "KwHoogte";
+        private const string closingStructuresKey = "KwSluiten";
+        private const string structuresStructuralFailureKey = "KwPuntconstructies";
+
+        #endregion
+    }
+}
Index: Ringtoets/HydraRing/src/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation/IO/HydraulicModelsSettingsCsvReader.cs
===================================================================
diff -u -r44d85a660b65ecf101a5cd1e9b0a8eafe7ff8bad -r1ffce7db57db828039b8e2d5a24715cbaa76f6a8
--- Ringtoets/HydraRing/src/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation/IO/HydraulicModelsSettingsCsvReader.cs	(.../HydraulicModelsSettingsCsvReader.cs)	(revision 44d85a660b65ecf101a5cd1e9b0a8eafe7ff8bad)
+++ Ringtoets/HydraRing/src/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation/IO/HydraulicModelsSettingsCsvReader.cs	(.../HydraulicModelsSettingsCsvReader.cs)	(revision 1ffce7db57db828039b8e2d5a24715cbaa76f6a8)
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     /// <summary>
     /// The reader for <see cref="HydraulicModelsSetting"/> in csv format.
     /// </summary>
-    internal class HydraulicModelsSettingsCsvReader : HydraRingSettingsCsvReader<IDictionary<HydraRingFailureMechanismType, IDictionary<string, HydraulicModelsSetting>>>
+    internal class HydraulicModelsSettingsCsvReader : HydraRingSettingsVariableCsvReader<IDictionary<HydraRingFailureMechanismType, IDictionary<string, HydraulicModelsSetting>>>
     {
         private readonly Dictionary<string, int> columns = new Dictionary<string, int>
         {
@@ -44,40 +44,6 @@
             }
         };
 
-        private readonly Dictionary<string, HydraRingFailureMechanismType> failureMechanismTypes = new Dictionary<string, HydraRingFailureMechanismType>
-        {
-            {
-                assessmentLevelKey, HydraRingFailureMechanismType.AssessmentLevel
-            },
-            {
-                waveHeightKey, HydraRingFailureMechanismType.WaveHeight
-            },
-            {
-                wavePeakPeriodKey, HydraRingFailureMechanismType.WavePeakPeriod
-            },
-            {
-                waveSpectralPeriodKey, HydraRingFailureMechanismType.WaveSpectralPeriod
-            },
-            {
-                qVariantKey, HydraRingFailureMechanismType.QVariant
-            },
-            {
-                dikeHeightKey, HydraRingFailureMechanismType.DikesHeight
-            },
-            {
-                grassKey, HydraRingFailureMechanismType.DikesOvertopping
-            },
-            {
-                heightStructuresKey, HydraRingFailureMechanismType.StructuresOvertopping
-            },
-            {
-                closingStructuresKey, HydraRingFailureMechanismType.StructuresClosure
-            },
-            {
-                structuresStructuralFailureKey, HydraRingFailureMechanismType.StructuresStructuralFailure
-            }
-        };
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a new instance of <see cref="HydraulicModelsSettingsCsvReader"/>.
         /// </summary>
@@ -89,7 +55,7 @@
         protected override void CreateSetting(IList<string> line)
         {
             // Get failure mechanism
-            var failureMechanismType = GetFailureMechanismType(line);
+            var failureMechanismType = GetFailureMechanismType(GetStringValueFromElement(line[columns[variableKey]]));
 
             if (!Settings.ContainsKey(failureMechanismType))
             {
@@ -104,11 +70,6 @@
             }
         }
 
-        private HydraRingFailureMechanismType GetFailureMechanismType(IList<string> line)
-        {
-            return failureMechanismTypes[GetStringValueFromElement(line[columns[variableKey]])];
-        }
-
         private string GetRingId(IList<string> line)
         {
             return GetStringValueFromElement(line[columns[ringIdKey]]);
@@ -126,20 +87,5 @@
         private const string timeIntegrationSchemeIdKey = "TimeIntegrationSchemeIdKey";
 
         #endregion
-
-        #region Variable names
-
-        private const string assessmentLevelKey = "Toetspeil";
-        private const string waveHeightKey = "Hs";
-        private const string wavePeakPeriodKey = "Tp";
-        private const string waveSpectralPeriodKey = "Tm-1,0";
-        private const string qVariantKey = "Q";
-        private const string dikeHeightKey = "HBN";
-        private const string grassKey = "Gras";
-        private const string heightStructuresKey = "KwHoogte";
-        private const string closingStructuresKey = "KwSluiten";
-        private const string structuresStructuralFailureKey = "KwPuntconstructies";
-
-        #endregion
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
Index: Ringtoets/HydraRing/src/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.csproj
===================================================================
diff -u -r44d85a660b65ecf101a5cd1e9b0a8eafe7ff8bad -r1ffce7db57db828039b8e2d5a24715cbaa76f6a8
--- Ringtoets/HydraRing/src/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.csproj	(.../Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.csproj)	(revision 44d85a660b65ecf101a5cd1e9b0a8eafe7ff8bad)
+++ Ringtoets/HydraRing/src/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.csproj	(.../Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.csproj)	(revision 1ffce7db57db828039b8e2d5a24715cbaa76f6a8)
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Data\Settings\HydraulicModelsSetting.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IO\DesignTablesSettingsCsvReader.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IO\HydraRingSettingsCsvReader.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="IO\HydraRingSettingsVariableCsvReader.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IO\HydraulicModelsSettingsCsvReader.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Parsers\ExceedanceProbabilityCalculationParser.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Parsers\IHydraRingFileParser.cs" />
Index: Ringtoets/HydraRing/test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.Test/IO/DesignTablesSettingsCsvReaderTest.cs
===================================================================
diff -u -r44d85a660b65ecf101a5cd1e9b0a8eafe7ff8bad -r1ffce7db57db828039b8e2d5a24715cbaa76f6a8
--- Ringtoets/HydraRing/test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.Test/IO/DesignTablesSettingsCsvReaderTest.cs	(.../DesignTablesSettingsCsvReaderTest.cs)	(revision 44d85a660b65ecf101a5cd1e9b0a8eafe7ff8bad)
+++ Ringtoets/HydraRing/test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.Test/IO/DesignTablesSettingsCsvReaderTest.cs	(.../DesignTablesSettingsCsvReaderTest.cs)	(revision 1ffce7db57db828039b8e2d5a24715cbaa76f6a8)
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
                             "205", new DesignTablesSetting(5, 15)
                         }
                     }
-                },
+                }
             };
         }
     }
Index: Ringtoets/HydraRing/test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.Test/IO/HydraRingSettingsVariableCsvReaderTest.cs
===================================================================
diff -u
--- Ringtoets/HydraRing/test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.Test/IO/HydraRingSettingsVariableCsvReaderTest.cs	(revision 0)
+++ Ringtoets/HydraRing/test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.Test/IO/HydraRingSettingsVariableCsvReaderTest.cs	(revision 1ffce7db57db828039b8e2d5a24715cbaa76f6a8)
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+// Copyright (C) Stichting Deltares 2016. All rights reserved.
+//
+// This file is part of Ringtoets.
+//
+// Ringtoets is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+// 
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+//
+// All names, logos, and references to "Deltares" are registered trademarks of
+// Stichting Deltares and remain full property of Stichting Deltares at all times.
+// All rights reserved.
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Core.Common.TestUtil;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.Data;
+using Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.IO;
+
+namespace Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.Test.IO
+{
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class HydraRingSettingsVariableCsvReaderTest
+    {
+        [Test]
+        public void Constructor_FileContentsNull_ThrowsArgumentNullException()
+        {
+            // Call
+            TestDelegate call = () => new TestVariableCsvReader(null, new object());
+
+            // Assert
+            TestHelper.AssertThrowsArgumentExceptionAndTestMessage<ArgumentNullException>(call, "File contents must be set.");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void Constructor_SettingsNull_ThrowsArgumentNullException()
+        {
+            // Call
+            TestDelegate call = () => new TestVariableCsvReader("path.csv", null);
+
+            // Assert
+            TestHelper.AssertThrowsArgumentExceptionAndTestMessage<ArgumentNullException>(call, "The settings object must be provided.");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        [TestCase("Toetspeil", HydraRingFailureMechanismType.AssessmentLevel)]
+        [TestCase("Hs", HydraRingFailureMechanismType.WaveHeight)]
+        [TestCase("Tp", HydraRingFailureMechanismType.WavePeakPeriod)]
+        [TestCase("Tm-1,0", HydraRingFailureMechanismType.WaveSpectralPeriod)]
+        [TestCase("Q", HydraRingFailureMechanismType.QVariant)]
+        [TestCase("HBN", HydraRingFailureMechanismType.DikesHeight)]
+        [TestCase("Gras", HydraRingFailureMechanismType.DikesOvertopping)]
+        [TestCase("KwHoogte", HydraRingFailureMechanismType.StructuresOvertopping)]
+        [TestCase("KwSluiten", HydraRingFailureMechanismType.StructuresClosure)]
+        [TestCase("KwPuntconstructies", HydraRingFailureMechanismType.StructuresStructuralFailure)]
+        public void GetFailureMechanismType_Always_ReturnsFailureMechanismType(string variable, HydraRingFailureMechanismType expectedType)
+        {
+            // Setup
+            var reader = new TestVariableCsvReader("path.csv", new object());
+
+            // Call
+            HydraRingFailureMechanismType actualType = reader.TestGetFailureMechanismType(variable);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.AreEqual(expectedType, actualType);
+        }
+
+        private class TestVariableCsvReader : HydraRingSettingsVariableCsvReader<object>
+        {
+            public TestVariableCsvReader(string fileContents, object settings) 
+                : base(fileContents, settings) {}
+            
+            protected override void CreateSetting(IList<string> line)
+            {
+                throw new NotImplementedException();
+            }
+
+            public HydraRingFailureMechanismType TestGetFailureMechanismType(string variable)
+            {
+                return GetFailureMechanismType(variable);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
Index: Ringtoets/HydraRing/test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.Test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.Test.csproj
===================================================================
diff -u -r44d85a660b65ecf101a5cd1e9b0a8eafe7ff8bad -r1ffce7db57db828039b8e2d5a24715cbaa76f6a8
--- Ringtoets/HydraRing/test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.Test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.Test.csproj	(.../Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.Test.csproj)	(revision 44d85a660b65ecf101a5cd1e9b0a8eafe7ff8bad)
+++ Ringtoets/HydraRing/test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.Test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.Test.csproj	(.../Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.Test.csproj)	(revision 1ffce7db57db828039b8e2d5a24715cbaa76f6a8)
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Data\Settings\HydraulicModelsSettingTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IO\DesignTablesSettingsCsvReaderTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IO\HydraRingSettingsCsvReaderTest.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="IO\HydraRingSettingsVariableCsvReaderTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IO\HydraulicModelsSettingsCsvReaderTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Parsers\ExceedanceProbabilityCalculationParserTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Parsers\HydraRingOutputFileParserTest.cs" />