Index: Ringtoets/Common/test/Ringtoets.Common.Data.TestUtil.Test/FailureMechanismTestHelperTest.cs
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diff -u -r2a81f01756e227d5ce93717b21b87e8a5cd5fcbb -r3533052223d8c2df570b7d847c37a38b9f69ecde
--- Ringtoets/Common/test/Ringtoets.Common.Data.TestUtil.Test/FailureMechanismTestHelperTest.cs	(.../FailureMechanismTestHelperTest.cs)	(revision 2a81f01756e227d5ce93717b21b87e8a5cd5fcbb)
+++ Ringtoets/Common/test/Ringtoets.Common.Data.TestUtil.Test/FailureMechanismTestHelperTest.cs	(.../FailureMechanismTestHelperTest.cs)	(revision 3533052223d8c2df570b7d847c37a38b9f69ecde)
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using NUnit.Framework;
+using Ringtoets.Common.Data.AssessmentSection;
 using Ringtoets.Common.Data.FailureMechanism;
 
 namespace Ringtoets.Common.Data.TestUtil.Test
@@ -63,5 +64,25 @@
             Assert.IsEmpty(failureMechanism.FailureMechanismSectionSourcePath);
             Assert.AreEqual(nrOfSections, failureMechanism.Sections.Count());
         }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void AddSectionsBasedOnReferenceLine_WithArguments_AddsSectionsToFailureMechanism()
+        {
+            // Setup
+            var random = new Random(21);
+            int nrOfSections = random.Next(1, 10);
+            var failureMechanism = new TestFailureMechanism();
+            ReferenceLine referenceLine = ReferenceLineTestFactory.CreateReferenceLineWithGeometry();
+
+            // Call
+            FailureMechanismTestHelper.AddSectionsBasedOnReferenceLine(referenceLine, failureMechanism, nrOfSections);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.IsEmpty(failureMechanism.FailureMechanismSectionSourcePath);
+            Assert.AreEqual(nrOfSections, failureMechanism.Sections.Count());
+            Assert.AreEqual(referenceLine.Points.First(), failureMechanism.Sections.First().StartPoint);
+            Assert.AreEqual(referenceLine.Points.Last().X, failureMechanism.Sections.Last().EndPoint.X, 1e-6);
+            Assert.AreEqual(referenceLine.Points.Last().Y, failureMechanism.Sections.Last().EndPoint.Y, 1e-6);
+        }
     }
 }
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Index: Ringtoets/Common/test/Ringtoets.Common.Data.TestUtil/FailureMechanismTestHelper.cs
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diff -u -r2a81f01756e227d5ce93717b21b87e8a5cd5fcbb -r3533052223d8c2df570b7d847c37a38b9f69ecde
--- Ringtoets/Common/test/Ringtoets.Common.Data.TestUtil/FailureMechanismTestHelper.cs	(.../FailureMechanismTestHelper.cs)	(revision 2a81f01756e227d5ce93717b21b87e8a5cd5fcbb)
+++ Ringtoets/Common/test/Ringtoets.Common.Data.TestUtil/FailureMechanismTestHelper.cs	(.../FailureMechanismTestHelper.cs)	(revision 3533052223d8c2df570b7d847c37a38b9f69ecde)
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 using Core.Common.Base.Geometry;
+using Ringtoets.Common.Data.AssessmentSection;
 using Ringtoets.Common.Data.FailureMechanism;
 
 namespace Ringtoets.Common.Data.TestUtil
@@ -53,8 +55,23 @@
         /// <param name="numberOfSections">The number of sections to add to the <paramref name="failureMechanism"/>.</param>
         public static void AddSections(IFailureMechanism failureMechanism, int numberOfSections)
         {
-            var startPoint = new Point2D(-1, -1);
-            var endPoint = new Point2D(15, 15);
+            AddSections(failureMechanism, numberOfSections, new Point2D(-1, -1), new Point2D(15, 15));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Adds a number of failure mechanism sections to <paramref name="failureMechanism"/>
+        /// based on the <paramref name="referenceLine"/> geometry and <paramref name="numberOfSections"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="referenceLine">The reference line to get the geometry from.</param>
+        /// <param name="failureMechanism">The failure mechanism to add sections to.</param>
+        /// <param name="numberOfSections">The number of sections to add to the <paramref name="failureMechanism"/>.</param>
+        public static void AddSectionsBasedOnReferenceLine(ReferenceLine referenceLine, IFailureMechanism failureMechanism, int numberOfSections)
+        {
+            AddSections(failureMechanism, numberOfSections, referenceLine.Points.First(), referenceLine.Points.Last());
+        }
+
+        private static void AddSections(IFailureMechanism failureMechanism, int numberOfSections, Point2D startPoint, Point2D endPoint)
+        {
             double endPointStepsX = (endPoint.X - startPoint.X) / numberOfSections;
             double endPointStepsY = (endPoint.Y - startPoint.Y) / numberOfSections;