The simplified structural analysis and design method employing stiffness reduction of member bars,has been accepted by Chinese Standard, in which second-order effects already been considered through elastic finite element analysis,and its accuracy mostly depends on the rationality of the stiffness reduction factor.Due to the absence of investigation in the stiffness reduction factor of bent frame,according to the non-linear finite element analysis of several single-story single-span bent frames,the stiffness reduction factor of bent-columns has been suggested.And the rationality of this factor has been proved by comparison of the internal force in bent-columns and displacement of bent frames in second-order elasticity analysis and non-linear finite element analysis.