Wheatstone bridge/ strain gauge question

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Need to do an experiment where I masure the strain of wood due to changes in temperature. I believe I need to use 2 strain gauges, one to measure the strain and the other to act as a dummy to cancel out any affects that heating will have on the strain gauge. I also know that a wheatstone bridge needs to be used to find out the very small changes in resistance. What I don't know is how to link all that together to get some results of strain.

Does anyone know how I can put my strain gauges into the wheat stone bridge equation to come up with a value of strain? I think it will look something like this:

4(Vout/vexternal)/Gauge factor = strain


Is it right?

Many thanks!
 
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nobody can help me, it's really important I get this equation right?