Index: dam failuremechanisms/damPiping/trunk/src/Tests/Deltares.DamUpliftTests/Geo/PipingProfileTests.cs
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diff -u -r359 -r360
--- dam failuremechanisms/damPiping/trunk/src/Tests/Deltares.DamUpliftTests/Geo/PipingProfileTests.cs	(.../PipingProfileTests.cs)	(revision 359)
+++ dam failuremechanisms/damPiping/trunk/src/Tests/Deltares.DamUpliftTests/Geo/PipingProfileTests.cs	(.../PipingProfileTests.cs)	(revision 360)
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using Deltares.DamUplift;
+using System;
+using Deltares.DamUplift;
 using Deltares.DamUplift.Geo;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 
@@ -10,6 +11,18 @@
         private const double cDiff = 1e-5;
 
         [Test]
+        public void TestAssignPipingProfile()
+        {
+            var initProfile = FactoryForSoilProfileTests.CreateTestProfile();
+            var newProfile = new PipingProfile();
+            Assert.IsFalse(Math.Abs(newProfile.BottomLevel - initProfile.BottomLevel) < cDiff);
+            Assert.IsFalse(Math.Abs(newProfile.Layers.Count - initProfile.Layers.Count) < cDiff);
+            newProfile.Assign(initProfile);
+            Assert.IsTrue(Math.Abs(newProfile.BottomLevel - initProfile.BottomLevel) < cDiff);
+            Assert.IsTrue(Math.Abs(newProfile.Layers.Count - initProfile.Layers.Count) < cDiff);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
         public void TestGetLayerHeight()
         {
             var profile = FactoryForSoilProfileTests.CreateTestProfile();
Index: dam failuremechanisms/damPiping/trunk/src/Deltares.DamUplift/Geo/PipingProfile.cs
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diff -u -r332 -r360
--- dam failuremechanisms/damPiping/trunk/src/Deltares.DamUplift/Geo/PipingProfile.cs	(.../PipingProfile.cs)	(revision 332)
+++ dam failuremechanisms/damPiping/trunk/src/Deltares.DamUplift/Geo/PipingProfile.cs	(.../PipingProfile.cs)	(revision 360)
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@
             {
                 return layers;
             }
-            set
-            {
-                layers = value;
-            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>