1. Abdelaziz TAIB
Canadian Citizen
644 Chemin Bord de l’Eau, 1
Laval, H7X 2W9, Canada
438 933 1701
abdelaziztaib.stress@yahoo.fr
Objective:
To obtain a challenging position in the field of Aircraft Structural Engineering where my training
and experience in development and design will be asset.
Professional Experience
• Stress Engineer (Aerolia Canada, Consultant) 02/2012 to 12/2014
- Stress Analysis (Composite and Metallic) of various Fuselage components for
Global 7000/8000 Program (Bellyfairing, Keel Beam, Emergency Door, Sills,
Root Frames and Intercostals).
- System Brackets.
- Weight saving proposals and presentations.
- Detailed analysis using traditional Airbus methodology - FEM load extraction.
- Generation of Stress Reports.
• Stress Engineer (Jetaviation, Basel, Switzerland ) 03/2009 to 07/2011
- Stress analysis of monuments (installations and assemblies) for custom interior
completion of Airbus 340/300 and 340/600.
- Stress analysis of floor structure and upper attachments for Airbus 340.
- Drafting of design compliance and stress reports for aircraft interior certifications.
• Stress Engineer-MRB (Bombardier, Canadair, Canada) 03/2008 to 03/2009
- Substantiation of repair designs of primary and secondary aircraft structures,
including fuselage, cockpit and empennage (Static & Fatigue Analysis).
- Investigation of urgent technical problems (e.g. manufacturing or production
defects) and recommendation of corrective action in a timely manner.
- Stress Analysis of various Cockpit components (Stringers, Frames, Joints and
Bulkhead).
- Damage Tolerance Analysis
- Generation and checking of Stress Reports.
• Stress Engineer (Bombardier, Completion, Montréal, Canada) 01/2006 to 02/2008
- Analysis of monuments (installations and assemblies) for Global XRS interiors.
- Drafting of design compliance and stress reports for aircraft interior certifications.
- Support for primary structure and interior modification design of the Global XRS.
- Standardization of Finite Element Modeling by developing a new methodology:
a- Cabinet Assembly in Catia V5 is transformed in Mid Surfaces and Point
Attachments accurately and finally exported to Patran.
b- FEM Model is created in Patran accurately and quickly.
c- Stress report is standardized by using Patran Post processor and Visual Basic.

2. • Research Associate at Centre de Recherche Appliquée sur les Polymères, CRASP
(Project from Seawind Aircraft Company, Quebec, Canada) 04/2004 to 05/2005
- Stress analysis of glass-fiber-reinforced vinylester composite laminates (Hand
Calculation and FEM using ANSYS).
- Collaborated with the CRASP team in the characterization and certification process
of new low-cost Seawind aircraft composite material according to Transport Canada
and FAA recommendations.
- Carried out experimental studies of the mechanical behaviour of bonded composite
joints for Seawind Company.
• Independent Business Owner/Operator (Algeria) 06/1996 to 12/2001
Tasks:
- Management and training of employees
- Sales and Repair of Automobile tires
- Balance and alignment of wheels
Skills
• Good knowledge in Fatigue & Damage Tolerance.
• Hand Calculation (Bruhn, Niu, Roark’s, Flabel, ESDU and Bombardier Strength Manual).
• Femap 10 (strong), Nastran/Patran 2010 (strong), Ansys 9.1, Catia V5 (strong), Enovia,
Smarteam, Autocad 2009, Solidworks 2004, Nasgro 6.2, Golhiat, Afgrow 4.1.
• Planetes V5 (CERCA Software for analysis of fluid based engineering systems).
• C, Fortran, VBA, MS Office, Mathcad 14.
Education
• Member of Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec 06/2005 to 12/2005
Courses taken:
- Advanced Strength Of Materials
- Mechanical Design of Machine Elements
- Fatigue and Damage Tolerance
• Master of Science, Aerospace Engineering 01/2002 to 04/2004
Major: Aircraft Composite Material
École Polytechnique de Montréal
• Bachelor of Degree, Mechanical Engineering 09/1990 to 07/1995
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Blida University (Algeria)

3. Technical projects
• École Polytechnique de Montréal 01/2003 to 06/2004
- Master’s Project
Nonlinear Finite Element and Experimental Analysis of Composite Adhesive
Bonded Joints.
- Case study with Pratt & Whitney Canada
Parametric study of the thermodynamic cycle of a turbopropeller: technological
limits, off-design, transient state and stability. Stress analysis of turbine blade and
turbine blade attachment.
- Numerical study of incompressible flow (Fortran, Planetes V5)
Method based on the solution of Navier-Stokes equations using the finite volume
method.
- Study of compressible flow (language C)
Analytic and implicit finite difference method.
• University of Blida 09/1994 to 07/1995
- Research Project
Elaboration of a numerical software for the study of heat transfer in transient
regime, applied on simple geometries (wall, semi-infinite wall, cylinder and
sphere), by the use of the finite difference method and comparison with analytical
methods.
Publications
Abdelaziz A. Taib, Rachid Boukhili, Saïd Achiou, Sébastien Gordon and Hychem
Boukehili, "Bonded Joints with composite adherends. Part I: Effect of specimen
configuration, adhesive thickness, spew fillet and adherend stiffness on fracture".
International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives Volume 26, Issue 4, July 2006, Pages
226-236
Abdelaziz A. Taib, Rachid Boukhili, Saïd Achiou and Hychem Boukehili "Bonded
Joints with composite adherends. Part II: Finite element analysis of joggle lap joints".
International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives Volume 26, Issue 4, July 2006,
Pages 237-248
Languages
English, French, Arabic, Berber.
Activities
• Soccer, chess, cycling, judo.
• Reading, traveling.