Index: Ringtoets/Common/src/Ringtoets.Common.IO/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
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diff -u -r8cdbb1c76ccda6f711ec3bb02339896e7eb660c0 -rc71efcd328d420bd869028dd35d035ff02d98ec2
--- Ringtoets/Common/src/Ringtoets.Common.IO/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs	(.../Resources.Designer.cs)	(revision 8cdbb1c76ccda6f711ec3bb02339896e7eb660c0)
+++ Ringtoets/Common/src/Ringtoets.Common.IO/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs	(.../Resources.Designer.cs)	(revision c71efcd328d420bd869028dd35d035ff02d98ec2)
@@ -2545,6 +2545,15 @@
         }
         
         /// <summary>
+        ///   Looks up a localized string similar to Er is een fout opgetreden bij het inlezen van grondlaag &apos;{0}&apos;: {1}.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static string Transform_Error_occurred_when_transforming_SoilLayer_0_errorMessage_1 {
+            get {
+                return ResourceManager.GetString("Transform_Error_occurred_when_transforming_SoilLayer_0_errorMessage_1", resourceCulture);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        /// <summary>
         ///   Looks up a localized string similar to Ongeldige waarde voor parameter &apos;{0}&apos;..
         /// </summary>
         public static string Transform_Invalid_value_ParameterName_0 {
Index: Ringtoets/Common/src/Ringtoets.Common.IO/Properties/Resources.resx
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diff -u -r8cdbb1c76ccda6f711ec3bb02339896e7eb660c0 -rc71efcd328d420bd869028dd35d035ff02d98ec2
--- Ringtoets/Common/src/Ringtoets.Common.IO/Properties/Resources.resx	(.../Resources.resx)	(revision 8cdbb1c76ccda6f711ec3bb02339896e7eb660c0)
+++ Ringtoets/Common/src/Ringtoets.Common.IO/Properties/Resources.resx	(.../Resources.resx)	(revision c71efcd328d420bd869028dd35d035ff02d98ec2)
@@ -880,4 +880,7 @@
   <data name="Stochastic_parameter_0_must_be_a_lognormal_distribution_with_zero_shift" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Parameter '{0}' moet lognormaal verdeeld zijn met een verschuiving gelijk aan 0.</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="Transform_Error_occurred_when_transforming_SoilLayer_0_errorMessage_1" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Er is een fout opgetreden bij het inlezen van grondlaag '{0}': {1}</value>
+  </data>
 </root>
\ No newline at end of file
Index: Ringtoets/Piping/src/Ringtoets.Piping.IO/SoilProfiles/PipingSoilLayerTransformer.cs
===================================================================
diff -u -r8cdbb1c76ccda6f711ec3bb02339896e7eb660c0 -rc71efcd328d420bd869028dd35d035ff02d98ec2
--- Ringtoets/Piping/src/Ringtoets.Piping.IO/SoilProfiles/PipingSoilLayerTransformer.cs	(.../PipingSoilLayerTransformer.cs)	(revision 8cdbb1c76ccda6f711ec3bb02339896e7eb660c0)
+++ Ringtoets/Piping/src/Ringtoets.Piping.IO/SoilProfiles/PipingSoilLayerTransformer.cs	(.../PipingSoilLayerTransformer.cs)	(revision c71efcd328d420bd869028dd35d035ff02d98ec2)
@@ -52,18 +52,28 @@
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(soilLayer));
             }
 
-            ValidateStochasticParameters(soilLayer);
-
-            var pipingSoilLayer = new PipingSoilLayer(soilLayer.Top)
+            try
             {
-                IsAquifer = TransformIsAquifer(soilLayer.IsAquifer),
-                MaterialName = soilLayer.MaterialName,
-                Color = SoilLayerColorConverter.Convert(soilLayer.Color)
-            };
+                ValidateStochasticParameters(soilLayer);
 
-            SetStochasticParameters(pipingSoilLayer, soilLayer);
+                var pipingSoilLayer = new PipingSoilLayer(soilLayer.Top)
+                {
+                    IsAquifer = TransformIsAquifer(soilLayer.IsAquifer),
+                    MaterialName = soilLayer.MaterialName,
+                    Color = SoilLayerColorConverter.Convert(soilLayer.Color)
+                };
 
-            return pipingSoilLayer;
+                SetStochasticParameters(pipingSoilLayer, soilLayer);
+
+                return pipingSoilLayer;
+            }
+            catch (ImportedDataTransformException e)
+            {
+                string errorMessage = string.Format(RingtoetsCommonIOResources.Transform_Error_occurred_when_transforming_SoilLayer_0_errorMessage_1,
+                                                    soilLayer.MaterialName,
+                                                    e.Message);
+                throw new ImportedDataTransformException(errorMessage, e);
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -78,11 +88,20 @@
         /// in a valid transformed instance.</exception>
         public static IEnumerable<PipingSoilLayer> Transform(SoilLayer2D soilLayer, double atX, out double bottom)
         {
-            bottom = double.MaxValue;
-
-            var soilLayers = new Collection<PipingSoilLayer>();
-            Transform(soilLayer, atX, soilLayers, ref bottom);
-            return soilLayers;
+            try
+            {
+                bottom = double.MaxValue;
+                var soilLayers = new Collection<PipingSoilLayer>();
+                Transform(soilLayer, atX, soilLayers, ref bottom);
+                return soilLayers;
+            }
+            catch (ImportedDataTransformException e)
+            {
+                string errorMessage = string.Format(RingtoetsCommonIOResources.Transform_Error_occurred_when_transforming_SoilLayer_0_errorMessage_1,
+                                                    soilLayer.MaterialName,
+                                                    e.Message);
+                throw new ImportedDataTransformException(errorMessage, e);
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -173,18 +192,18 @@
         /// Sets the values of the stochastic parameters for the given <see cref="PipingSoilLayer"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="pipingSoilLayer">The <see cref="PipingSoilLayer"/> to set the property values for.</param>
-        /// <param name="soilLayer1D">The <see cref="SoilLayerBase"/> to get the properties from.</param>
+        /// <param name="soilLayer">The <see cref="SoilLayerBase"/> to get the properties from.</param>
         /// <remarks>This method does not perform validation. Use <see cref="ValidateStochasticParameters"/> to 
         /// verify whether the distributions for the stochastic parameters are correctly defined.</remarks>
-        private static void SetStochasticParameters(PipingSoilLayer pipingSoilLayer, SoilLayerBase soilLayer1D)
+        private static void SetStochasticParameters(PipingSoilLayer pipingSoilLayer, SoilLayerBase soilLayer)
         {
-            pipingSoilLayer.BelowPhreaticLevelMean = soilLayer1D.BelowPhreaticLevelMean;
-            pipingSoilLayer.BelowPhreaticLevelDeviation = soilLayer1D.BelowPhreaticLevelDeviation;
-            pipingSoilLayer.BelowPhreaticLevelShift = soilLayer1D.BelowPhreaticLevelShift;
-            pipingSoilLayer.DiameterD70Mean = soilLayer1D.DiameterD70Mean;
-            pipingSoilLayer.DiameterD70CoefficientOfVariation = soilLayer1D.DiameterD70CoefficientOfVariation;
-            pipingSoilLayer.PermeabilityMean = soilLayer1D.PermeabilityMean;
-            pipingSoilLayer.PermeabilityCoefficientOfVariation = soilLayer1D.PermeabilityCoefficientOfVariation;
+            pipingSoilLayer.BelowPhreaticLevelMean = soilLayer.BelowPhreaticLevelMean;
+            pipingSoilLayer.BelowPhreaticLevelDeviation = soilLayer.BelowPhreaticLevelDeviation;
+            pipingSoilLayer.BelowPhreaticLevelShift = soilLayer.BelowPhreaticLevelShift;
+            pipingSoilLayer.DiameterD70Mean = soilLayer.DiameterD70Mean;
+            pipingSoilLayer.DiameterD70CoefficientOfVariation = soilLayer.DiameterD70CoefficientOfVariation;
+            pipingSoilLayer.PermeabilityMean = soilLayer.PermeabilityMean;
+            pipingSoilLayer.PermeabilityCoefficientOfVariation = soilLayer.PermeabilityCoefficientOfVariation;
         }
 
         private static bool HeightInInnerLoop(Tuple<double, double> tuple, double height)
Index: Ringtoets/Piping/test/Ringtoets.Piping.IO.Test/SoilProfiles/PipingSoilLayerTransformerTest.cs
===================================================================
diff -u -r8cdbb1c76ccda6f711ec3bb02339896e7eb660c0 -rc71efcd328d420bd869028dd35d035ff02d98ec2
--- Ringtoets/Piping/test/Ringtoets.Piping.IO.Test/SoilProfiles/PipingSoilLayerTransformerTest.cs	(.../PipingSoilLayerTransformerTest.cs)	(revision 8cdbb1c76ccda6f711ec3bb02339896e7eb660c0)
+++ Ringtoets/Piping/test/Ringtoets.Piping.IO.Test/SoilProfiles/PipingSoilLayerTransformerTest.cs	(.../PipingSoilLayerTransformerTest.cs)	(revision c71efcd328d420bd869028dd35d035ff02d98ec2)
@@ -95,7 +95,9 @@
 
             // Assert
             var exception = Assert.Throws<ImportedDataTransformException>(call);
-            Assert.AreEqual("Ongeldige waarde voor parameter 'Is aquifer'.", exception.Message);
+            string expectedMessage = CreateExpectedErrorMessage(layer.MaterialName,
+                                                                "Ongeldige waarde voor parameter 'Is aquifer'.");
+            Assert.AreEqual(expectedMessage, exception.Message);
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -195,15 +197,18 @@
             // Setup
             var layer = new SoilLayer1D(0.0)
             {
-                BelowPhreaticLevelDistributionType = -1
+                BelowPhreaticLevelDistributionType = -1,
+                MaterialName = nameof(SoilLayer1D)
             };
 
             // Call
             TestDelegate test = () => PipingSoilLayerTransformer.Transform(layer);
 
             // Assert
             Exception exception = Assert.Throws<ImportedDataTransformException>(test);
-            Assert.AreEqual("Parameter 'Verzadigd gewicht' moet verschoven lognormaal verdeeld zijn.", exception.Message);
+            string expectedMessage = CreateExpectedErrorMessage(layer.MaterialName,
+                                                                "Parameter 'Verzadigd gewicht' moet verschoven lognormaal verdeeld zijn.");
+            Assert.AreEqual(expectedMessage, exception.Message);
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -215,7 +220,9 @@
 
             // Assert
             Exception exception = Assert.Throws<ImportedDataTransformException>(test);
-            Assert.AreEqual($"Parameter '{parameter}' moet lognormaal verdeeld zijn.", exception.Message);
+            string expectedMessage = CreateExpectedErrorMessage(layer.MaterialName,
+                                                                $"Parameter '{parameter}' moet lognormaal verdeeld zijn.");
+            Assert.AreEqual(expectedMessage, exception.Message);
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -227,7 +234,9 @@
 
             // Assert
             Exception exception = Assert.Throws<ImportedDataTransformException>(test);
-            Assert.AreEqual($"Parameter '{parameter}' moet lognormaal verdeeld zijn met een verschuiving gelijk aan 0.", exception.Message);
+            string expectedMessage = CreateExpectedErrorMessage(layer.MaterialName,
+                                                                $"Parameter '{parameter}' moet lognormaal verdeeld zijn met een verschuiving gelijk aan 0.");
+            Assert.AreEqual(expectedMessage, exception.Message);
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -385,7 +394,9 @@
 
             // Assert
             var exception = Assert.Throws<ImportedDataTransformException>(call);
-            Assert.AreEqual("Ongeldige waarde voor parameter 'Is aquifer'.", exception.Message);
+            string expectedMessage = CreateExpectedErrorMessage(layer.MaterialName,
+                                                                "Ongeldige waarde voor parameter 'Is aquifer'.");
+            Assert.AreEqual(expectedMessage, exception.Message);
 
             Assert.IsNull(pipingSoilLayers);
         }
@@ -930,7 +941,9 @@
 
             // Assert
             var exception = Assert.Throws<ImportedDataTransformException>(test);
-            Assert.AreEqual($"Er kan geen 1D-profiel bepaald worden wanneer segmenten in een 2D laag verticaal lopen op de gekozen positie: x = {atX}.", exception.Message);
+            string expectedMessage = CreateExpectedErrorMessage(layer.MaterialName,
+                                                                $"Er kan geen 1D-profiel bepaald worden wanneer segmenten in een 2D laag verticaal lopen op de gekozen positie: x = {atX}.");
+            Assert.AreEqual(expectedMessage, exception.Message);
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -963,7 +976,9 @@
 
             // Assert
             var exception = Assert.Throws<ImportedDataTransformException>(test);
-            Assert.AreEqual($"Er kan geen 1D-profiel bepaald worden wanneer segmenten in een 2D laag verticaal lopen op de gekozen positie: x = {atX}.", exception.Message);
+            string expectedMessage = CreateExpectedErrorMessage(layer.MaterialName,
+                                                                $"Er kan geen 1D-profiel bepaald worden wanneer segmenten in een 2D laag verticaal lopen op de gekozen positie: x = {atX}.");
+            Assert.AreEqual(expectedMessage, exception.Message);
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -981,7 +996,9 @@
 
             // Assert
             Exception exception = Assert.Throws<ImportedDataTransformException>(test);
-            Assert.AreEqual("Parameter 'Verzadigd gewicht' moet verschoven lognormaal verdeeld zijn.", exception.Message);
+            string expectedMessage = CreateExpectedErrorMessage(layer.MaterialName,
+                                                                "Parameter 'Verzadigd gewicht' moet verschoven lognormaal verdeeld zijn.");
+            Assert.AreEqual(expectedMessage, exception.Message);
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -996,7 +1013,9 @@
 
             // Assert
             Exception exception = Assert.Throws<ImportedDataTransformException>(test);
-            Assert.AreEqual($"Parameter '{parameter}' moet lognormaal verdeeld zijn.", exception.Message);
+            string expectedMessage = CreateExpectedErrorMessage(layer.MaterialName,
+                                                                $"Parameter '{parameter}' moet lognormaal verdeeld zijn.");
+            Assert.AreEqual(expectedMessage, exception.Message);
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -1011,7 +1030,9 @@
 
             // Assert
             Exception exception = Assert.Throws<ImportedDataTransformException>(test);
-            Assert.AreEqual($"Parameter '{parameter}' moet lognormaal verdeeld zijn met een verschuiving gelijk aan 0.", exception.Message);
+            string expectedMessage = CreateExpectedErrorMessage(layer.MaterialName,
+                                     $"Parameter '{parameter}' moet lognormaal verdeeld zijn met een verschuiving gelijk aan 0.");
+            Assert.AreEqual(expectedMessage, exception.Message);
         }
 
         private static SoilLayer2D CreateValidConfiguredSoilLayer2D(double x1, double x3)
@@ -1108,6 +1129,11 @@
             ).SetName(string.Format(testNameFormat, typeName));
         }
 
+        private static string CreateExpectedErrorMessage(string materialName, string errorMessage)
+        {
+            return $"Er is een fout opgetreden bij het inlezen van grondlaag '{materialName}': {errorMessage}";
+        }
+
         private static IEnumerable<TestCaseData> GetColorCases()
         {
             yield return new TestCaseData(null, Color.Empty)
Index: Ringtoets/Piping/test/Ringtoets.Piping.IO.Test/SoilProfiles/PipingSoilProfileTransformerTest.cs
===================================================================
diff -u -r94cb41fb18a59fc737dd3bcaf0e1898a3fadcaa5 -rc71efcd328d420bd869028dd35d035ff02d98ec2
--- Ringtoets/Piping/test/Ringtoets.Piping.IO.Test/SoilProfiles/PipingSoilProfileTransformerTest.cs	(.../PipingSoilProfileTransformerTest.cs)	(revision 94cb41fb18a59fc737dd3bcaf0e1898a3fadcaa5)
+++ Ringtoets/Piping/test/Ringtoets.Piping.IO.Test/SoilProfiles/PipingSoilProfileTransformerTest.cs	(.../PipingSoilProfileTransformerTest.cs)	(revision c71efcd328d420bd869028dd35d035ff02d98ec2)
@@ -153,7 +153,8 @@
 
             // Assert
             var exception = Assert.Throws<ImportedDataTransformException>(test);
-            string message = "Er kan geen 1D-profiel bepaald worden wanneer segmenten in een 2D " +
+            string message = $"Er is een fout opgetreden bij het inlezen van grondlaag '{layer.MaterialName}': " +
+                             "Er kan geen 1D-profiel bepaald worden wanneer segmenten in een 2D " +
                              $"laag verticaal lopen op de gekozen positie: x = {atX}.";
             Assert.AreEqual(message, exception.Message);
         }