A structural health management system comprising: a structural health management apparatus comprising: a carbon nanotube element comprising one or more carbon nanotube layers, wherein said carbon nanotube element is configured to serve as a strain sensor and generate an electrical output in response to a deformation of said carbon nanotube element; a piezoelectric element comprising one or more piezoelectric layers, wherein said piezoelectric element is configured to serve as an actuator and actuate in response to an electrical voltage applied to said piezoelectric element; electrode elements coupled to said carbon nanotube element and said piezoelectric element, wherein said electrode elements comprise a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer, wherein said carbon nanotube layers and said piezoelectric layers are sandwiched between said first electrode layer and said second electrode layer to form said layered structure; and a controller communicatively coupled to said structural health management apparatus, wherein said controller is configured to convert said electrical output into data representing a strain measurement value and to initiate application of an electrical voltage to said piezoelectric element to counter said strain upon said strain measurement value being equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value. a structural health management apparatus comprising: a carbon nanotube element comprising one or more carbon nanotube layers, wherein said carbon nanotube element is configured to serve as a strain sensor and generate an electrical output in response to a deformation of said carbon nanotube element; a piezoelectric element comprising one or more piezoelectric layers, wherein said piezoelectric element is configured to serve as an actuator and actuate in response to an electrical voltage applied to said piezoelectric element; electrode elements coupled to said carbon nanotube element and said piezoelectric element, wherein said electrode elements comprise a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer, wherein said carbon nanotube layers and said piezoelectric layers are sandwiched between said first electrode layer and said second electrode layer to form said layered structure; and a carbon nanotube element comprising one or more carbon nanotube layers, wherein said carbon nanotube element is configured to serve as a strain sensor and generate an electrical output in response to a deformation of said carbon nanotube element; a piezoelectric element comprising one or more piezoelectric layers, wherein said piezoelectric element is configured to serve as an actuator and actuate in response to an electrical voltage applied to said piezoelectric element; electrode elements coupled to said carbon nanotube element and said piezoelectric element, wherein said electrode elements comprise a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer, wherein said carbon nanotube layers and said piezoelectric layers are sandwiched between said first electrode layer and said second electrode layer to form said layered structure; and a controller communicatively coupled to said structural health management apparatus, wherein said controller is configured to convert said electrical output into data representing a strain measurement value and to initiate application of an electrical voltage to said piezoelectric element to counter said strain upon said strain measurement value being equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value.