Abstract:In this paper, based on linear elastic and small deformation theory, an asymptotic distributed transfer function method (TFM) is presented for static deformation, free vibration and buckling analysis of isotropic/composite thin conical shells, where Fourier series expansion, Laplace transform, perturbation technique are applied. Synthesizing the transfer functions of sub-segments, the TFM solution is worked out for combined shells composed of several conical shell segments with different conical angle, thickness, complex boundary conditions and middle-supported constraints. Numerical results shows that this asymptotic TFM solution is of very high precision.