Compared　with　body　waves,　ultrasonic　guided　waves　can　provide　more　local　characteristic　information　about　the　interface　in　the　defect　detection　of　adhesive　structures.　In　the　paper,　the　expressions　of　the　reflection　and　transmission　coefficients　of　the　lowest　SH　mode　(SH0)　in　multilayered　plate-like　adhesive　structure　were　deduced　on　the　basis　of　wave　propagation　controlling　equations　and　tangential　stiffness　coefficient　K-T　was　contained　in　the　expressions.　Then,　the　expressions　were　compared　with　the　previous　results　to　verify　their　applicability　and　correctness.　Then,　aluminum/epoxy　resin/aluminum　adhesive　structures　were　used　to　explore　the　effects　of　the　changes　in　incident　angle,　frequency-thickness　product　and　tangential　stiffness　coefficient　on　SH　wave　propagation　characteristics　in　adhesive　structures　with　different　interface　quality　(perfect,　weak　bonding,　and　slip/debonding　interfaces).　The　results　showed　that　the　propagation　mode　of　SH　wave　in　adhesive　structures　was　mainly　determined　by　the　incident　angle,　frequency,　adhesive　layer　thickness　and　tangential　stiffness　coefficient.　With　the　increase　in　the　frequency-thickness　product,　multi-order　resonance　is　generated　in　the　reflection　and　transmission　coefficient　curves　of　SH　wave　under　the　perfect　and　weak　bonding　interfaces.　If　proper　values　of　the　incident　angle　of　acoustic　waves　and　frequency-thickness　product　are　selected,　the　perfect,　weak　bonding,　and　slip/debonding　interfaces　can　be　differentiated　from　each　other,　but　the　slip　and　debonding　interfaces　cannot　be　distinguished　from　each　other.　The　study　provides　theoretical　contribution　to　the　detection　of　multilayered　plate-like　adhesive　structure　by　SH　wave.　(C)　2016　Elsevier　B.V.　All　rights　reserved.