This book presents selected contributions of the 8th International Conference on Structural Adhesive Bonding AB 2025, held in Porto, Portugal, July 10-11, 2025.

The focus of the conference is on structural bonding, however, all areas of bonding are treated. This volume provides the latest trends related to adhesive joining. The chapters cover a wide range of topics such as adhesive formulation and properties, adhesion and surface treatments, manufacturing, joint design, and applications. The book shows that adhesive bonding is increasingly being used in several key industries.

The book will appeal to a wide readership, from practitioners through graduate students to researchers working in this field.

Lucas FM da Silva is Full Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP). He leads the Advanced Joining Processes Unit (AJPU) of the Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Engineering (INEGI). 

Robert D. Adams is Emeritus Professor of Applied Mechanics at the University of Bristol and Visiting Professor at the Universities of Oxford and Oxford Brookes. In 2011, he was awarded the R.L. Patrick Fellowship of the US Adhesion Society.