Testers hope the rocking wall system will help protect nonstructural components in buildings, like stairs, during earthquakes. Credit: David Baillot, Jacobs School of Engineering, University of California San Diego, CC BY 2.0-JacobsSchoolofEngineering-UniversityofCaliforniaSanDiegoCCBY20

Testers hope the rocking wall system will help protect nonstructural components in buildings, like stairs, during earthquakes. Credit: David Baillot, Jacobs School of Engineering, University of California San Diego, CC BY 2.0

Testers hope the rocking wall system will help protect nonstructural components in buildings, like stairs, during earthquakes. Credit: David Baillot, Jacobs School of Engineering, University of California San Diego, CC BY 2.0