William Fisher Cassie

Prof William Fisher Cassie (usually referred to simply as Fisher Cassie in his field and as Bill Cassie by his friends) FRSE CBE LLD (1905-1985) was a British civil engineer and academic. He was a noteworthy author on building structure. He was an expert on soil mechanics and a strong advocate of underground transport systems.[1]

Life

He was born in Monifieth in Angus on 29 June 1905, the son of William Cassie.

His early education was at the Grove Academy in Dundee.[2] He then studied engineering at the University of St Andrews, graduating in 1925. He continued as a postgraduate, earning a PhD in 1930 before spending a year in the USA in Illinois.[3]

From 1943 until 1970 he was Professor of Civil Engineering at Durham University. In 1965 he was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Advisory Council on Road Research under Prof F.E.Jones.[4] Dundee University awarded him an honorary doctorate in 1972 (LLD).[5]

He died on 20 April 1985.

Publications

  • The Torsional Stiffness of Structural Sections (1948)[6]
  • Structural Analysis (1954)
  • Northumbria: A Selection of Photographs (1958) (foreword only)
  • Structure in Building (1966)
  • Fundamental Foundations (1968)

Family

He married Mary Robertson Reid in 1933. They had no children.

Recognition

The Cassie Building in Newcastle University is named after him.[7]

His portrait is held by the National Portrait Gallery, London.[8]

References

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