Index: Application/Ringtoets/src/Application.Ringtoets.Storage/Read/FailureMechanismEntityReadExtensions.cs
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diff -u -r85cf65b38e2e96810139a8490fec8eb5b95837a6 -re0e0c74dec8ad03ea1a76d77697ef026d99afe7e
--- Application/Ringtoets/src/Application.Ringtoets.Storage/Read/FailureMechanismEntityReadExtensions.cs	(.../FailureMechanismEntityReadExtensions.cs)	(revision 85cf65b38e2e96810139a8490fec8eb5b95837a6)
+++ Application/Ringtoets/src/Application.Ringtoets.Storage/Read/FailureMechanismEntityReadExtensions.cs	(.../FailureMechanismEntityReadExtensions.cs)	(revision e0e0c74dec8ad03ea1a76d77697ef026d99afe7e)
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
             {
                 failureMechanism.StochasticSoilModels.AddRange(entity.StochasticSoilModelEntities
                                                                      .OrderBy(ssm => ssm.Order)
-                                                                     .Select(e => e.Read(collector))
+                                                                     .Select(e => e.ReadAsPipingStochasticSoilModel(collector))
                                                                      .ToArray(),
                                                                stochasticSoilModelCollectionSourcePath);
             }
Index: Application/Ringtoets/src/Application.Ringtoets.Storage/Read/Piping/PipingCalculationEntityReadExtensions.cs
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diff -u -ra096cb901099c85dbaafa2dba6c69288464c248e -re0e0c74dec8ad03ea1a76d77697ef026d99afe7e
--- Application/Ringtoets/src/Application.Ringtoets.Storage/Read/Piping/PipingCalculationEntityReadExtensions.cs	(.../PipingCalculationEntityReadExtensions.cs)	(revision a096cb901099c85dbaafa2dba6c69288464c248e)
+++ Application/Ringtoets/src/Application.Ringtoets.Storage/Read/Piping/PipingCalculationEntityReadExtensions.cs	(.../PipingCalculationEntityReadExtensions.cs)	(revision e0e0c74dec8ad03ea1a76d77697ef026d99afe7e)
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 
             if (entity.PipingStochasticSoilProfileEntity != null)
             {
-                inputParameters.StochasticSoilModel = entity.PipingStochasticSoilProfileEntity.StochasticSoilModelEntity.Read(collector);
+                inputParameters.StochasticSoilModel = entity.PipingStochasticSoilProfileEntity.StochasticSoilModelEntity.ReadAsPipingStochasticSoilModel(collector);
                 inputParameters.StochasticSoilProfile = entity.PipingStochasticSoilProfileEntity.Read(collector);
             }
 
Index: Application/Ringtoets/src/Application.Ringtoets.Storage/Read/StochasticSoilModelEntityReadExtensions.cs
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diff -u -r7733004c163f4ccfd4211a5b58d880f5da6df24c -re0e0c74dec8ad03ea1a76d77697ef026d99afe7e
--- Application/Ringtoets/src/Application.Ringtoets.Storage/Read/StochasticSoilModelEntityReadExtensions.cs	(.../StochasticSoilModelEntityReadExtensions.cs)	(revision 7733004c163f4ccfd4211a5b58d880f5da6df24c)
+++ Application/Ringtoets/src/Application.Ringtoets.Storage/Read/StochasticSoilModelEntityReadExtensions.cs	(.../StochasticSoilModelEntityReadExtensions.cs)	(revision e0e0c74dec8ad03ea1a76d77697ef026d99afe7e)
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 namespace Application.Ringtoets.Storage.Read
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// This class defines extension methods for read operations for a <see cref="PipingStochasticSoilModel"/> 
+    /// This class defines extension methods for read operations for a stochastic soil model
     /// based on the <see cref="StochasticSoilModelEntity"/>.
     /// </summary>
     internal static class StochasticSoilModelEntityReadExtensions
@@ -41,31 +41,36 @@
         /// <param name="entity">The <see cref="StochasticSoilModelEntity"/> to create <see cref="PipingStochasticSoilModel"/> for.</param>
         /// <param name="collector">The object keeping track of read operations.</param>
         /// <returns>A new <see cref="PipingStochasticSoilModel"/>.</returns>
-        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">Thrown when <paramref name="collector"/> is <c>null</c>.</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">Thrown when any input parameter is <c>null</c>.</exception>
         /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">Thrown when <see cref="StochasticSoilModelEntity.StochasticSoilModelSegmentPointXml"/> 
         /// of <paramref name="entity"/> is <c>null</c> or empty.</exception>
-        internal static PipingStochasticSoilModel Read(this StochasticSoilModelEntity entity,
+        internal static PipingStochasticSoilModel ReadAsPipingStochasticSoilModel(this StochasticSoilModelEntity entity,
                                                        ReadConversionCollector collector)
         {
+            if (entity == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(entity));
+            }
             if (collector == null)
             {
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(collector));
             }
+
             if (collector.ContainsPipingStochasticSoilModel(entity))
             {
                 return collector.GetPipingStochasticSoilModel(entity);
             }
 
             var model = new PipingStochasticSoilModel(entity.Name);
-            entity.ReadStochasticSoilProfiles(model, collector);
+            entity.ReadPipingStochasticSoilProfiles(model, collector);
             entity.ReadSegmentPoints(model);
 
             collector.Read(entity, model);
 
             return model;
         }
 
-        private static void ReadStochasticSoilProfiles(this StochasticSoilModelEntity entity,
+        private static void ReadPipingStochasticSoilProfiles(this StochasticSoilModelEntity entity,
                                                        PipingStochasticSoilModel model,
                                                        ReadConversionCollector collector)
         {
Index: Application/Ringtoets/test/Application.Ringtoets.Storage.Test/Read/StochasticSoilModelEntityReadExtensionsTest.cs
===================================================================
diff -u -r7733004c163f4ccfd4211a5b58d880f5da6df24c -re0e0c74dec8ad03ea1a76d77697ef026d99afe7e
--- Application/Ringtoets/test/Application.Ringtoets.Storage.Test/Read/StochasticSoilModelEntityReadExtensionsTest.cs	(.../StochasticSoilModelEntityReadExtensionsTest.cs)	(revision 7733004c163f4ccfd4211a5b58d880f5da6df24c)
+++ Application/Ringtoets/test/Application.Ringtoets.Storage.Test/Read/StochasticSoilModelEntityReadExtensionsTest.cs	(.../StochasticSoilModelEntityReadExtensionsTest.cs)	(revision e0e0c74dec8ad03ea1a76d77697ef026d99afe7e)
@@ -34,23 +34,34 @@
     public class StochasticSoilModelEntityReadExtensionsTest
     {
         [Test]
-        public void Read_WithoutCollector_ThrowsArgumentNullException()
+        public void ReadAsPipingStochasticSoilModel_CollectorNull_ThrowsArgumentNullException()
         {
             // Setup
             var entity = new StochasticSoilModelEntity();
 
             // Call
-            TestDelegate test = () => entity.Read(null);
+            TestDelegate test = () => entity.ReadAsPipingStochasticSoilModel(null);
 
             // Assert
             string parameter = Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(test).ParamName;
             Assert.AreEqual("collector", parameter);
         }
 
         [Test]
+        public void ReadAsPipingStochasticSoilModel_EntityNull_ThrowsArgumentNullException()
+        {
+            // Call
+            TestDelegate test = () => ((StochasticSoilModelEntity)null).ReadAsPipingStochasticSoilModel(new ReadConversionCollector());
+
+            // Assert
+            string parameter = Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(test).ParamName;
+            Assert.AreEqual("entity", parameter);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
         [TestCase("")]
         [TestCase(null)]
-        public void Read_StochasticSoilModelSegmentPointXmlNullOrEmpty_ThrowsArgumentException(string xml)
+        public void ReadAsPipingStochasticSoilModel_StochasticSoilModelSegmentPointXmlNullOrEmpty_ThrowsArgumentException(string xml)
         {
             // Setup
             var entity = new StochasticSoilModelEntity
@@ -60,15 +71,15 @@
             };
 
             // Call
-            TestDelegate test = () => entity.Read(new ReadConversionCollector());
+            TestDelegate test = () => entity.ReadAsPipingStochasticSoilModel(new ReadConversionCollector());
 
             // Assert
             string paramName = Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(test).ParamName;
             Assert.AreEqual("xml", paramName);
         }
 
         [Test]
-        public void Read_WithCollector_ReturnsNewStochasticSoilModelWithPropertiesSetAndEntityRegistered()
+        public void ReadAsPipingStochasticSoilModel_WithCollector_ReturnsNewStochasticSoilModelWithPropertiesSetAndEntityRegistered()
         {
             // Setup
             const string testName = "testName";
@@ -80,7 +91,7 @@
             var collector = new ReadConversionCollector();
 
             // Call
-            PipingStochasticSoilModel model = entity.Read(collector);
+            PipingStochasticSoilModel model = entity.ReadAsPipingStochasticSoilModel(collector);
 
             // Assert
             Assert.IsNotNull(model);
@@ -89,7 +100,7 @@
         }
 
         [Test]
-        public void Read_WithCollectorWithPipingStochasticSoilProfiles_ReturnsNewStochasticSoilModelWithPipingStochasticSoilProfiles()
+        public void ReadAsPipingStochasticSoilModel_WithCollectorWithPipingStochasticSoilProfiles_ReturnsNewStochasticSoilModelWithPipingStochasticSoilProfiles()
         {
             // Setup
             var entity = new StochasticSoilModelEntity
@@ -127,7 +138,7 @@
             var collector = new ReadConversionCollector();
 
             // Call
-            PipingStochasticSoilModel model = entity.Read(collector);
+            PipingStochasticSoilModel model = entity.ReadAsPipingStochasticSoilModel(collector);
 
             // Assert
             Assert.AreEqual(2, model.StochasticSoilProfiles.Count);
@@ -139,7 +150,7 @@
         }
 
         [Test]
-        public void Read_WithCollectorWithStochasticSoilModelSegmentPointEntity_ReturnsNewStochasticSoilModelWithGeometryPoints()
+        public void ReadAsPipingStochasticSoilModel_WithCollectorWithStochasticSoilModelSegmentPointEntity_ReturnsNewStochasticSoilModelWithGeometryPoints()
         {
             // Setup
             var segmentPoints = new[]
@@ -156,14 +167,14 @@
             var collector = new ReadConversionCollector();
 
             // Call
-            PipingStochasticSoilModel model = entity.Read(collector);
+            PipingStochasticSoilModel model = entity.ReadAsPipingStochasticSoilModel(collector);
 
             // Assert
             CollectionAssert.AreEqual(segmentPoints, model.Geometry);
         }
 
         [Test]
-        public void Read_SameStochasticSoilModelEntityMultipleTimes_ReturnSameStochasticSoilModel()
+        public void ReadAsPipingStochasticSoilModel_SameStochasticSoilModelEntityMultipleTimes_ReturnSameStochasticSoilModel()
         {
             // Setup
             var entity = new StochasticSoilModelEntity
@@ -175,8 +186,8 @@
             var collector = new ReadConversionCollector();
 
             // Call
-            PipingStochasticSoilModel soilModel1 = entity.Read(collector);
-            PipingStochasticSoilModel soilModel2 = entity.Read(collector);
+            PipingStochasticSoilModel soilModel1 = entity.ReadAsPipingStochasticSoilModel(collector);
+            PipingStochasticSoilModel soilModel2 = entity.ReadAsPipingStochasticSoilModel(collector);
 
             // Assert
             Assert.AreSame(soilModel1, soilModel2);