I am currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the Department of Civil Engineering. I have a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering (2010) from Lafayette College in Easton, PA, and an MS (2012) and PhD (2016) in structural engineering from the University of California, San Diego. My research focuses on understanding and predicting the response of freestanding structures to dynamic loads, particularly earthquakes.
Saifullah, M., & Wittich, C. (2022, 06). Fragility of precariously balanced rocks: shake table testing and numerical modeling for a sample granitic rock. Poster Presentation at 12th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering. SCEC Contribution 13416
Saifullah, K., Barnard, A., & Wittich, C. (2020, 09). Impact of interface geometry on the seismic response of freestanding structures. Oral Presentation at 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering. SCEC Contribution 10045
Wittich, C., & Saifullah, M. (2019, 08). Case Study Evaluation of the Interface Geometry on Fragility of Precarious Rock Systems. Poster Presentation at 2019 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 9554
Saifullah, M., & Wittich, C. (2024). Uncertainty in distinct element modeling of freestanding structures considering stiffness parameters. Journal of Earthquake Engineering,. doi: 10.1080/13632469.2024.2318630. SCEC Contribution 13413
Saifullah, M., & Wittich, C. (2023). Uncertainty in overturning of precariously balanced rocks due to basal contact. Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, 52(14), 4562-4581. doi: 10.1002/eqe.3970. SCEC Contribution 13415
Barnard, A., Saifullah, K., & Wittich, C. (2019, 11). Scaled shake table tests: free-standing structures with varying footprint geometry. Poster Presentation at American Geophysical Union. SCEC Contribution 10044
