"caso real"

Question

What does "caso real" mean? I know it doesn´t mean "real case," or if it does, it seems awkwardly worded...

I found it in the following sentence:

"Analizar la contribución de los distintos factores que influyen en la deformación de laderas y presas: temperatura, cota de agua, características de la estructura, geomorfología y geotecnia del cimiento, durante al menos un año hidrológico completo en un caso real."

I looked it up on Google (just beginning to type "caso real") and some of the results that popped up were "caso real de bullying" and "caso real de anorexia" and "caso real de reencarnación" etc.

Does it mean "real world example?" Or is it just a fancy way of saying "example of...."?

I am quite confused.

Answer 1

Some how it means 'actual case'

Answer 2

I'm not sure but how about an 'actual case' as in - they analyzed these factors at a specific location or as you said along the lines of a 'real life' situation?