Here is my code
clc
clear
beam = {'A';'B';'C';'D';'E';'F';'G';'H';'I';'J';'K';'L';'M';'N';'O';'P';'Q'}
column = {'A';'B';'C';'D';'E';'F';'G';'H';'I';'J';'K';'L';'M';'N';'O';'P';'Q'}
for i = 1 : length(beam)
x(i) = string(beam(i))
for j = 1 : length(column)
y(j) = string(column(j))
xy(i) = append(x(i),y(j))
end