Basing on the shift of Bragg wavelength, fiber Bragg grating sensors (FBG) have been developed to measure a variety of physical parameters such as stress, strain, displacement, temperature, vibration and pressure. In this work, the FBG was connected to an optical spectrum analyzer (OSA) to measure the mechanical strain and temperature change simultaneously. The measuring results were validated with the strain gauge and thermal couple. In order to measure the dynamic responses, the FBG was incorporated with the optical filter and photo detector to convert the shift of Bragg wavelength to a change of light intensity. The experimental tests of dynamic three point bending test, dynamic four point bending test and free vibration test of a cantilever beam were presented to demonstrate the capability of measuring dynamic responses using FBG sensors. Finally, the FBG sensor was used to monitor the water level subjected to a wave motion.