Index: Ringtoets/Revetment/src/Ringtoets.Revetment.IO/Configurations/ConfigurationFailureMechanismCategoryType.cs
===================================================================
diff -u
--- Ringtoets/Revetment/src/Ringtoets.Revetment.IO/Configurations/ConfigurationFailureMechanismCategoryType.cs	(revision 0)
+++ Ringtoets/Revetment/src/Ringtoets.Revetment.IO/Configurations/ConfigurationFailureMechanismCategoryType.cs	(revision 2774fdb75c48c15ebc66017984d2cc460075151d)
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+// Copyright (C) Stichting Deltares 2017. 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.
+
+namespace Ringtoets.Revetment.IO.Configurations
+{
+    /// <summary> 
+    /// Enum defining the possible failure mechanism category type value in a read wave conditions calculation. 
+    /// </summary> 
+    public enum ConfigurationFailureMechanismCategoryType
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The mechanism specific factorized signaling norm.
+        /// </summary>
+        MechanismSpecificFactorizedSignalingNorm = 1,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The mechanism specific signaling norm.
+        /// </summary>
+        MechanismSpecificSignalingNorm = 2,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The mechanism specific lower limit norm.
+        /// </summary>
+        MechanismSpecificLowerLimitNorm = 3,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The lower limit norm.
+        /// </summary>
+        LowerLimitNorm = 4,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The factorized lower limit norm.
+        /// </summary>
+        FactorizedLowerLimitNorm = 5
+    }
+}
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Index: Ringtoets/Revetment/src/Ringtoets.Revetment.IO/Ringtoets.Revetment.IO.csproj
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diff -u -rc950780c09c2ade2c049dbc6a263ba55c4cf7691 -r2774fdb75c48c15ebc66017984d2cc460075151d
--- Ringtoets/Revetment/src/Ringtoets.Revetment.IO/Ringtoets.Revetment.IO.csproj	(.../Ringtoets.Revetment.IO.csproj)	(revision c950780c09c2ade2c049dbc6a263ba55c4cf7691)
+++ Ringtoets/Revetment/src/Ringtoets.Revetment.IO/Ringtoets.Revetment.IO.csproj	(.../Ringtoets.Revetment.IO.csproj)	(revision 2774fdb75c48c15ebc66017984d2cc460075151d)
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Configurations\AssessmentSectionCategoryWaveConditionsCalculationConfiguration.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configurations\AssessmentSectionCategoryWaveConditionsCalculationConfigurationWriter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configurations\ConfigurationAssessmentSectionCategoryType.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Configurations\ConfigurationFailureMechanismCategoryType.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configurations\Helpers\WaveConditionsInputExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="WaveConditions\CoverType.cs" />
     <Compile Include="WaveConditions\ExportableWaveConditions.cs" />
Index: Ringtoets/Revetment/test/Ringtoets.Revetment.IO.Test/Configurations/ConfigurationFailureMechanismCategoryTypeTest.cs
===================================================================
diff -u
--- Ringtoets/Revetment/test/Ringtoets.Revetment.IO.Test/Configurations/ConfigurationFailureMechanismCategoryTypeTest.cs	(revision 0)
+++ Ringtoets/Revetment/test/Ringtoets.Revetment.IO.Test/Configurations/ConfigurationFailureMechanismCategoryTypeTest.cs	(revision 2774fdb75c48c15ebc66017984d2cc460075151d)
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+// Copyright (C) Stichting Deltares 2017. 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.Collections.Generic;
+using Core.Common.TestUtil;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using Ringtoets.Revetment.IO.Configurations;
+
+namespace Ringtoets.Revetment.IO.Test.Configurations
+{
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class ConfigurationFailureMechanismCategoryTypeTest : EnumValuesTestFixture<ConfigurationFailureMechanismCategoryType, int>
+    {
+        protected override IDictionary<ConfigurationFailureMechanismCategoryType, int> ExpectedValueForEnumValues
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return new Dictionary<ConfigurationFailureMechanismCategoryType, int>
+                {
+                    {
+                        ConfigurationFailureMechanismCategoryType.MechanismSpecificFactorizedSignalingNorm, 1
+                    },
+                    {
+                        ConfigurationFailureMechanismCategoryType.MechanismSpecificSignalingNorm, 2
+                    },
+                    {
+                        ConfigurationFailureMechanismCategoryType.MechanismSpecificLowerLimitNorm, 3
+                    },
+                    {
+                        ConfigurationFailureMechanismCategoryType.LowerLimitNorm, 4
+                    },
+                    {
+                        ConfigurationFailureMechanismCategoryType.FactorizedLowerLimitNorm, 5
+                    }
+                };
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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Index: Ringtoets/Revetment/test/Ringtoets.Revetment.IO.Test/Ringtoets.Revetment.IO.Test.csproj
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diff -u -rc950780c09c2ade2c049dbc6a263ba55c4cf7691 -r2774fdb75c48c15ebc66017984d2cc460075151d
--- Ringtoets/Revetment/test/Ringtoets.Revetment.IO.Test/Ringtoets.Revetment.IO.Test.csproj	(.../Ringtoets.Revetment.IO.Test.csproj)	(revision c950780c09c2ade2c049dbc6a263ba55c4cf7691)
+++ Ringtoets/Revetment/test/Ringtoets.Revetment.IO.Test/Ringtoets.Revetment.IO.Test.csproj	(.../Ringtoets.Revetment.IO.Test.csproj)	(revision 2774fdb75c48c15ebc66017984d2cc460075151d)
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Configurations\AssessmentSectionCategoryWaveConditionsCalculationConfigurationTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configurations\AssessmentSectionCategoryWaveConditionsCalculationConfigurationWriterTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configurations\ConfigurationAssessmentSectionCategoryTypeTest.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Configurations\ConfigurationFailureMechanismCategoryTypeTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configurations\Helpers\WaveConditionsInputExtensionsTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="WaveConditions\CoverTypeTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="WaveConditions\ExportableWaveConditionsFactoryTest.cs" />